/** Formats and displays today's date. */
public void reformat() {
Date today = new Date();
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(currentPattern);
try {
String dateString = formatter.format(today);
result.setForeground(Color.black);
result.setText(dateString);
} catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
result.setForeground(Color.red);
result.setText("Error: " + iae.getMessage());
}
}
