Java Calendar set() Method

The set() method of Calendar class is used to set the specified calendar field by the specified value.

Syntax

This method is overloaded in the following ways.

public void set(int field, int value)

public final void set(int year, int month, int date)

public final void set(int year,int month, int date, int hourOfDay, int minute)

public final void set(int year, int month, int date, int hourOfDay, int minute, int second)

Parameter

field - the calendar field.

Value ? this passed value is set to specified calendar field as the parameter.

Returns

Throws

Example 1

import java.util.Calendar;
public class JavaCalendarsetExample1 {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      // create a calendar object mycalobj
      Calendar mycalobj =  Calendar.getInstance();
      System.out.println("Today  :" + mycalobj.getTime());
      System.out.println("Year  :" + mycalobj.get(Calendar.YEAR));
      System.out.println("Month :" + mycalobj.get(Calendar.MONTH));
      System.out.println("Day  :" + mycalobj.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK));
      // set the year,month and day 
      mycalobj.set(1996, 5, 23, 10, 15, 20);
      System.out.println("Now Today  :" + mycalobj.getTime());
      System.out.println(" Now Year  :" + mycalobj.get(Calendar.YEAR));
      System.out.println("Now Month :" + mycalobj.get(Calendar.MONTH));
      System.out.println("Now Day  :" + mycalobj.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK));
   }
}

Test it Now

Output:

Today  :Tue Aug 14 17:53:46 PDT 2018
Year  :2018
Month :7
Day  :3
Now Today  :Sun Jun 23 10:15:20 PDT 1996
 Now Year  :1996
Now Month :5
Now Day  :1

Example 2

import java.util.Calendar;
public class JavaCalendarsetExample2 {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      // create a calendar object mycalobj
      Calendar mycalobj =  Calendar.getInstance();
      System.out.println("Today  :" + mycalobj.getTime());
      mycalobj.set(Calendar.YEAR , 1996);
      System.out.println(" Altered Date(1) :" + mycalobj.getTime());
       mycalobj.set  (1996 , 9 , 23);
       System.out.println(" Altered Date (2) :" + mycalobj.getTime());
     }
}

Test it Now

Output:

Today  :Tue Aug 14 17:58:18 PDT 2018
 Altered Date(1) :Wed Aug 14 17:58:18 PDT 1996
 Altered Date (2) :Wed Oct 23 17:58:18 PDT 1996

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