The static field should be accessed in a static way

Question

Hello,
I am developing a java app in eclipse and I am getting the error message:
The static field Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK should be accessed in a static way
I am trying to get the first day of the first week in the current month, here is my code:
GregorianCalendar firstDayOfThisMonthCalendar = new GregorianCalendar(Calendar.YEAR, Calendar.MONTH, 1);
int firstDayOfThisMonth = firstDayOfThisMonthCalendar.DAY_OF_WEEK;I though the problem was that I'm supposed to write the code like this:
firstDayOfThisMonthCalendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK); but then I get the wrong value back

Answer 1

That's what I critice about u people, always ready to
complain, It's not complaining. It's pointing out problems with your code. You should thank him.
but do u put the code in here the way that
someone could read it ? Easy to say 'use
simpleDateFormat. Oh, careful, January returns 0, not
1'.Using SimpleDateFormat is an easier and more correct way to do it. Trying to use the numerical value of the month constants is incorrect coding. You should thank him for educating you.
Why can't u write the code in here so there's no
chance that somebody will ask again.Such code is not possible. No matter what code you write, somebody can misunderstand it.
If you write the code correctly--using SimpleDateFormat--then the code will be correct (which is the most important criteria) and clear (which is important, but not as important as correctness).
But if you prefer to think that your way is always perfect and are afraid to admit your mistakes and learn from them, that's your prerogative.