How to put date&time into a variable from a database?

Question

In an Oracle table, myDateColumn is 2002-06-25 17:40:55. I can't put it into a variable.
java.text.SimpleDateFormat dF=new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss");
rs=stmt.executeQuery("select myDateColumn from myTable");
rs.next()
System.out.println(rs.getString(1)); // 2002-06-25 17:40:55 is output
java.util.Date myDate=rs.getDate(1);
out.println(dF.format(myDate)); // 25/06/2002 00:00:00 is output
java.util.Date myDate=rs.getTime(1);
out.println(dF.format(myDate)); // 01/01/1970 17:40:55 is output
My question is: How should I put this date (both date and time) into a variable, myDate?

Answer 1

There are three JDBC types relating to time:
1] The JDBC DATE type represents a date consisting of day, month, and year. The corresponding SQL DATE type is defined in SQL-92, but it is implemented by only a subset of the major databases. Some databases offer alternative SQL types that support similar semantics.
2] The JDBC TIME type represents a time consisting of hours, minutes, and seconds. The corresponding SQL TIME type is defined in SQL-92, but it is implemented by only a subset of the major databases. As with DATE, some databases offer alternative SQL types that support similar semantics.
3] The JDBC TIMESTAMP type represents DATE plus TIME plus a nanosecond field. The corresponding SQL TIMESTAMP type is defined in SQL-92, but it is implemented by only a very small number of databases.
In ur case pls use:
java.sql.Timestamp
good luck !
...san :--)