Java: Create a Date object using the Calendar class

Java DateTime, Calendar: Exercise-1 with Solution

Write a Java program to create a Date object using the Calendar class.

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.util.*;
public class Exercise1 {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
     int year = 2016;
     int month = 0; // January
     int date = 1;

     Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
     // Sets the given calendar field value and the time value
     // (millisecond offset from the Epoch) of this Calendar undefined.
     cal.clear();
     System.out.println();
     cal.set(Calendar.YEAR, year);
     cal.set(Calendar.MONTH, month);
     cal.set(Calendar.DATE, date);

     System.out.println(cal.getTime());
     System.out.println();
	 }
}

Sample Output:

Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 IST 2016

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