How to get Century from date in Java

Question

How to get current Century from a date in Java?

For example the date \"06/03/2011\" according to format \"MM/dd/yyyy\". How can I get curre

Answer 1

Date date = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy").parse(yourString);

Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTime(date);

int century = (calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR) / 100) +1;