Set Date in a single line

Question

According to the Java API, the constructor Date(year, month, day) is deprecated. I know that I can replace it with the following code:

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Answer 1

Use the constructor Date(year,month,date) in Java 8 it is deprecated:

Date date = new Date(1990, 10, 26, 0, 0);

The best way is to use SimpleDateFormat

DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
Date date = format.parse("26/10/1985");

you need to import import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

Answer 2

Why don't you just write a simple utility method:

public final class DateUtils {
    private DateUtils() {
    }

    public static Calendar calendarFor(int year, int month, int day) {
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.set(Calendar.YEAR, year);
        cal.set(Calendar.MONTH, month);
        cal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, day);
        return cal;
    }

    // ... maybe other utility methods
}

And then call that everywhere in the rest of your code:

Calendar cal = DateUtils.calendarFor(2010, Calendar.MAY, 21);