Java SQL Date getHours() Method

The getHours() method of Java Date class returns the hour represented by this date. This method should not be used because SQL date values do not have the time component and this method is deprecated too. This method overrides getHours in class Date.

Syntax

@Deprecated
public int getHours()

Parameters

Returns

It returns the hour represented by this date.

Exception

IllegalArgumentException - This exception will throw if this method is invoked.

Example

import java.util.Date;

public class JavaSQLDateGetHoursExample1 {
	public static void main(String [] args)
	{
		
		//using deprecate's method alternative
		//using java.util.Date
		System.out.println("!! this output is shown by using java.util.Date as an alternate to deprecated method java.sql.Date ");
		java.util.Date utild=new Date();
		int hours=utild.getHours();
		System.out.println("Current time in hours = " + hours);
		
		System.out.println("!! this output is shown by using java.sql.Date and proves why this method is deprecated and we can't access time components in java.sql.Date class. ");
		//using java.sql.Date 
		//java.sql.Date do not have time components so we can't access the time components
		//Thats why this method is deprecated and it will give IllegalArgumentException because we can't access time components
		long ctm=System.currentTimeMillis();
		java.sql.Date sqld=new java.sql.Date(ctm);
		int sqlhours=sqld.getHours();
		System.out.println("Current time in Seconds = " + sqlhours);		
	}
}

Test it Now

Output:

!! this output is shown by using java.util.Date as an alternate to deprecated method java.sql.Date 
Current time in hours = 16
!! this output is shown by using java.sql.Date and proves why this method is deprecated and we can't access time components in java.sql.Date class. 
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
	at java.sql/java.sql.Date.getHours(Unknown Source)
	at date.JavaDateExample1.main(JavaDateExample1.java:25)

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