Get the current date in java.sql.Date format

Question

I need to add the current date into a prepared statement of a JDBC call. I need to add the date in a format like yyyy/MM/dd.

I\'ve try with

Answer 1

You can achieve you goal with below ways :-

long millis=System.currentTimeMillis();  
java.sql.Date date=new java.sql.Date(millis);  

or

// create a java calendar instance
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();

// get a java date (java.util.Date) from the Calendar instance.
// this java date will represent the current date, or "now".
java.util.Date currentDate = calendar.getTime();

// now, create a java.sql.Date from the java.util.Date
java.sql.Date date = new java.sql.Date(currentDate.getTime());