Create a Date object using the Calendar class

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This code shows how to create instances of both the java.util.Date and java.sql.Date classes using a Calendar.

import java.util.Calendar;

public class DateUtil {

  public void createDates() {

    int year = 2006;
    int month = 0; //January
    int date = 1;

    Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

    //Clear all fields
    cal.clear();

    cal.set(Calendar.YEAR, year);
    cal.set(Calendar.MONTH, month);
    cal.set(Calendar.DATE, date);

    //Create instance of java.util.Date
    java.util.Date utilDate = cal.getTime();

    //Create instance of java.sql.Date
    java.sql.Date sqlDate = new java.sql.Date(cal.getTimeInMillis());

    System.out.println(utilDate);
    System.out.println(sqlDate);

  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    DateUtil dateutil = new DateUtil();
    dateutil.createDates();
  }
}

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