How can I return the current Date in Java?

Question

I am new to Java, and basically I want to know how I can return the current date as a variable, so for example, I have declared the following date variable
private java.util.Date currentDate;How can I return the current date, do I have to write a method? To be more specific, I need to write a setMethod, that simply returns the current Date in Java.
Please point me in the right direction.
Thanks,

Answer 1

If all you want is a date for printing or displaying, the easiest way is to use Date as shown below. If you need something more complex, look at the Calendar API.
import java.util.Date;
class DateEx
     public static void main(String args[])
          Date now = new Date();
          System.out.println(now);          
}