Java Calendar setTime() Method

The setTime () method of java.util.Calendar class is used to set the Time of current calendar object. A Date object id is passed as the parameter into this method.

Syntax

Parameter

date - a date object.

Returns

Does not return value.

Throws

Does not throw Exception.

Example 1

import java.util.*;
public class JavaCalendarsetTimeExample1 extends GregorianCalendar {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      // create a calendar    
      Calendar mycal = new GregorianCalendar(1996, 10, 23);
      System.out.println(" Date :" + mycal.getTime() );
      Date date = new Date(18, 10, 10);
      mycal.setTime(date);
        System.out.println(" new Date is :" + mycal.getTime() );
   }
}

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Output:

Date :Sat Nov 23 00:00:00 PST 1996
 new Date is :Sun Nov 10 00:00:00 PST 1918

Example 2

import java.util.*;
public class JavaCalendarsetTimeExample2 extends GregorianCalendar {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      // create a calendar    
       Calendar mycal = (Calendar) Calendar.getInstance();
      Calendar mycal2 = (Calendar) Calendar.getInstance();
      System.out.println(" Date  (mycal):" + mycal.getTime() );
      mycal.set(Calendar.MONTH, 9);
       mycal.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1996);
        mycal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK, 23);
        Date dt = mycal.getTime();
        mycal2.setTime(dt);
        System.out.println("  Date (mycal2) :" + mycal2.getTime() );
   }
}

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Output:

Date  (mycal):Wed Aug 15 19:07:31 PDT 2018
  Date (mycal2) :Mon Oct 14 19:07:31 PDT 1996

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