How to accept date parameter from java if SP have the datatype as DATE

Question

Dear Gurus,
I have written SP as below
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE proc1
No NUMBER,
StartDate DATE,
EndDate DATE
AS
BEGIN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Start Date ='||to_char(StartDate,'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'));
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Start Date ='||to_char(EndDate,'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'));
END;
If I want to pass date from java code to above SP. Then how to send Date to SP from Java code.
Means if I print that date in SP then it should be print as it is what i sent from java.
e.g. Start Date = 2008-02-01 00:00:00
End Date = 2008-02-01 23:59:59
Could any one help me in above issue.
Regards
Sanjeev Atvankar

Answer 1

Yes, because there is no default date format in oracle for date value having time part.
Suppose your agreed date format between java and pl/sql is DDMMYYYYHH24MISS.
You create procedure as:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE proc1
No NUMBER,
StartDate VARCHAR2,
EndDate VARCHAR2,
AS
  v_start_date date := to_date(startdate,'DDMMYYYYHH24MISS');
  v_end_date date := to_date(enddate,'DDMMYYYYHH24MISS');
BEGIN
/* YOU can use local pl/sql date variables inside your plsql code*/
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Start Date ='||to_char(StartDate,'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'));
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Start Date ='||to_char(EndDate,'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'));
END;
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