The Java Developers Almanac 1.4


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e373. Getting the Current Date

    Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();
    
    // Get the components of the date
    int era = cal.get(Calendar.ERA);               // 0=BC, 1=AD
    int year = cal.get(Calendar.YEAR);             // 2002
    int month = cal.get(Calendar.MONTH);           // 0=Jan, 1=Feb, ...
    int day = cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);      // 1...
    int dayOfWeek = cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK); // 1=Sunday, 2=Monday, ...

 Related Examples
e374. Creating a Date Object for a Particular Date
e375. Determining the Number of Days in a Month
e376. Comparing Dates
e377. Determining a Person's Age
e378. Determining If a Year Is a Leap Year
e379. Determining the Day-of-Week for a Particular Date

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