Calendar Constructor Java toString

Question

What I\'m trying to do is pass a date into the Calendar so that it will format the date ready for use with another constructor. So that i can make use of it later using the func

Answer 1

Looks like too much work to me.

As a user, I'd rather pass a Date and make the contract clear. Provide a convenience method that converts String to Date:

public class Top {

    public static final DateFormat DEFAULT_FORMAT;

    static {
        DEFAULT_FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MMM-dd");
        DEFAULT_FORMAT.setLenient(false);
    }

    public static void main(String [] args) {
    }

    public static Date convert(String dateStr) throws ParseException {
        return DEFAULT_FORMAT.parse(dateStr);
    }     

    public static String convert(Date d) {
        return DEFAULT_FORMAT.format(d);
    }   
}