check if date() is monday? java

Question

Is there a way to check if a java Date object is Monday? I see you can with a Calendar object, but date? I\'m also using US-eastern date and time if th

Answer 1

Something like this will work:

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTime(theDate);
boolean monday = cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK) == Calendar.MONDAY;