Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; public class Main { /** * SimpleDateFormat with pattern yyyy-MM-dd */ private static SimpleDateFormat formatYYYY_MM_DD; /** * get a "clean" calendar as 1900-01-01 00:00:00 * * @return a "clean" calendar */ public static Calendar getCleanCalendar() { long time = convertDateStr2Millis("1900-01-01"); Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); calendar.setTimeInMillis(time); return calendar; } /** * convert date string with format yyyy-MM-dd to millisecond * * @param date * @return -1 if exception throw */ public static long convertDateStr2Millis(String date) { if (date == null || date.trim().length() == 0) return -1; try { return formatYYYY_MM_DD.parse(date).getTime(); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return -1; } }