What's wrong with java.util.Date??

Question

Hi all,
I was just practicing a bit of java.util ,when i was compiling my code-
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
class DateStamp{
public static void Main(String args[]){
doDate1;
String D;
int D1,D2,D3;
Date dt=new Date();
SimpleDateFormat sdf=new SimpleDateFormat("dd-mm-yyyy");
/*When using method .setDate(x) ,is x an integer or String?can x=2/5/2002 or 2-5-2002?*/
public void doDate1{
dt.setDay(12);
dt.setMonth(12);
dt.setYear(102);
D=dt.getTime();
D.parseInt(D1);D=""
D=sdf.getTime();
D.parseInt(D2);
int D3=D2-D1;
int D3=D3/86400000;/*How do you convert milisec-to-days?*/
D=D3.toString().
System.out.println(D+"days have elapsed since then");
the compiler said this-
File Compiled...
--------------------------- Javac Output ---------------------------
DateStamp.java:7: Invalid expression statement.doDate1;^DateStamp.java:14: Instance variables can't be void: doDate1public void doDate1; ^2 errors
this problem is persistant, and i'm a java newbie ,Does anyone know what's wrong here?
Thanks!
Regards,
aesh83

Answer 1

How do you get System date onto a Date variable?Calendar.getInstance().getTime() returns a java.util.Date for the current time. You can also use System.currentTimeMillis() and turn it into a Date.
Will date.after(Date when) method work when Date
variables are in milisecs?Date.after(Date when) compares two date objects. As the JavaDoc says "Returns:
true if and only if the instant represented by this Date object is strictly later than the instant represented by when" To me that says that milliseconds are taken into account, I.E. comparing dates actually compares the date plus the time portion.
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What methods-
*Convert a date(dd/mm/yy) to milisec?If you look in the javaDoc you'll see "long getTime() Returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT represented by this Date object." Calendar also has the getTimeInMillis() method.
*Convert a milisec value to a date(dd/mm/yy)?Calendar.setTimeInMillis(long);
I'm have this little problem.
When using GregorianCalander-
*need to initialize?
*need set today's date?Calendar.getInstance() will return an appropriate Calendar object for the current locale initialized to the current date/time.
*how do you check if a date exceeds 3 weeks?I'm not sure what you mean. There are a couple of roll(...) methods that will allow you to add a unit of time to a date. I.E. you could add three weeks to a date.
To ignore the time portion of a date just set the time to "00:00"
Col