Uses todays date to create a new calendar that holds only the date information, not time. - Java java.util

Java examples for java.util:Date Format

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Description

Uses todays date to create a new calendar that holds only the date information, not time.

Demo Code


//package com.java2s;

import java.util.Calendar;

import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        System.out.println(createNewDate());
    }//from  w ww  .  j  a v a 2  s  .c o  m

    /**
     * Uses todays date to create a new calendar that holds only the date
     * information, not time.  
     * @return Today's date with no time component.
     */
    public static Calendar createNewDate() {
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        if (cal instanceof GregorianCalendar) {
            return new GregorianCalendar(cal.get(Calendar.YEAR),
                    cal.get(Calendar.MONTH), cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH));
        } else {
            return cal;
        }
    }
}

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