Format a Timestamp from a String

I get an "incompatible types, found java.util.date, expecting java.sql.date" error when I try to do the following:
java.sql.Timestamp myTime = new Timestamp(0);
SimpleDateFormat TIME_PARSER = new SimpleDateFormat("h:mm a");
String myTimeString = TIME_PARSER.format(myTime);I think it expects the parser to be an sql date rather than a util.date.

I get an "incompatible types, found java.util.date, expecting java.sql.date" errorGive java what it is asking for: the variable of type java.util.date
Try to change the first line to this:
Date myTime = new Date();It creates a variable representing the current date and time on your computer.
Regards,
Martin

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