Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright 2011 Invient (www.invient.com) * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. */ import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; public class Main { /** * @param date * @return Returns year of the argument date. */ private static String getYearFromDate(Date date) { if (date == null) { return null; } Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(); cal.setTime(date); return String.valueOf(cal.get(Calendar.YEAR)); } }