Date (Java Platform SE 8 )

java.lang.Object
- java.util.Date
- - java.sql.Date

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Comparable<Date>
```
public class Date
extends Date
```
A thin wrapper around a millisecond value that allows JDBC to identify this as an SQL DATE value. A milliseconds value represents the number of milliseconds that have passed since January 1, 1970 00:00:00.000 GMT.
To conform with the definition of SQL DATE, the millisecond values wrapped by a java.sql.Date instance must be 'normalized' by setting the hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds to zero in the particular time zone with which the instance is associated.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Date(int year, int month, int day)`	Deprecated. instead use the constructor `Date(long date)`
`Date(long date)`	Constructs a `Date` object using the given milliseconds time value.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getHours()`	Deprecated.
`int`	`getMinutes()`	Deprecated.
`int`	`getSeconds()`	Deprecated.
`void`	`setHours(int i)`	Deprecated.
`void`	`setMinutes(int i)`	Deprecated.
`void`	`setSeconds(int i)`	Deprecated.
`void`	`setTime(long date)`	Sets an existing `Date` object using the given milliseconds time value.
`Instant`	`toInstant()`	This method always throws an UnsupportedOperationException and should not be used because SQL `Date` values do not have a time component.
`LocalDate`	`toLocalDate()`	Converts this `Date` object to a `LocalDate`
`String`	`toString()`	Formats a date in the date escape format yyyy-mm-dd.
`static Date`	`valueOf(LocalDate date)`	Obtains an instance of `Date` from a `LocalDate` object with the same year, month and day of month value as the given `LocalDate`.
`static Date`	`valueOf(String s)`	Converts a string in JDBC date escape format to a `Date` value.

Methods inherited from class java.util.Date
after, before, clone, compareTo, equals, from, getDate, getDay, getMonth, getTime, getTimezoneOffset, getYear, hashCode, parse, setDate, setMonth, setYear, toGMTString, toLocaleString, UTC

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Date
```
@Deprecated
public Date(int year,
                        int month,
                        int day)
```
    Deprecated. instead use the constructor Date(long date)
    
    Constructs a Date object initialized with the given year, month, and day.
    The result is undefined if a given argument is out of bounds.
    
    Parameters:
    
    year - the year minus 1900; must be 0 to 8099. (Note that 8099 is 9999 minus 1900.)
    
    month - 0 to 11
    
    day - 1 to 31
  - Date
```
public Date(long date)
```
    Constructs a Date object using the given milliseconds time value. If the given milliseconds value contains time information, the driver will set the time components to the time in the default time zone (the time zone of the Java virtual machine running the application) that corresponds to zero GMT.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT not to exceed the milliseconds representation for the year 8099. A negative number indicates the number of milliseconds before January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
- Method Detail
  - setTime
```
public void setTime(long date)
```
    Sets an existing Date object using the given milliseconds time value. If the given milliseconds value contains time information, the driver will set the time components to the time in the default time zone (the time zone of the Java virtual machine running the application) that corresponds to zero GMT.
    
    Overrides:
    
    setTime in class Date
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT not to exceed the milliseconds representation for the year 8099. A negative number indicates the number of milliseconds before January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
  - valueOf
```
public static Date valueOf(String s)
```
    Converts a string in JDBC date escape format to a Date value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - a String object representing a date in in the format "yyyy-[m]m-[d]d". The leading zero for mm and dd may also be omitted.
    
    Returns:
    
    a java.sql.Date object representing the given date
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the date given is not in the JDBC date escape format (yyyy-[m]m-[d]d)
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Formats a date in the date escape format yyyy-mm-dd.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Date
    
    Returns:
    
    a String in yyyy-mm-dd format
    
    See Also:
    
    Date.toLocaleString(), Date.toGMTString()
  - getHours
```
@Deprecated
public int getHours()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    This method is deprecated and should not be used because SQL Date values do not have a time component.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getHours in class Date
    
    Returns:
    
    the hour represented by this date.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this method is invoked
    
    See Also:
    
    setHours(int)
  - getMinutes
```
@Deprecated
public int getMinutes()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    This method is deprecated and should not be used because SQL Date values do not have a time component.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getMinutes in class Date
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of minutes past the hour represented by this date.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this method is invoked
    
    See Also:
    
    setMinutes(int)
  - getSeconds
```
@Deprecated
public int getSeconds()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    This method is deprecated and should not be used because SQL Date values do not have a time component.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getSeconds in class Date
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of seconds past the minute represented by this date.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this method is invoked
    
    See Also:
    
    setSeconds(int)
  - setHours
```
@Deprecated
public void setHours(int i)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    This method is deprecated and should not be used because SQL Date values do not have a time component.
    
    Overrides:
    
    setHours in class Date
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - the hour value.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this method is invoked
    
    See Also:
    
    getHours()
  - setMinutes
```
@Deprecated
public void setMinutes(int i)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    This method is deprecated and should not be used because SQL Date values do not have a time component.
    
    Overrides:
    
    setMinutes in class Date
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - the value of the minutes.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this method is invoked
    
    See Also:
    
    getMinutes()
  - setSeconds
```
@Deprecated
public void setSeconds(int i)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    This method is deprecated and should not be used because SQL Date values do not have a time component.
    
    Overrides:
    
    setSeconds in class Date
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - the seconds value.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this method is invoked
    
    See Also:
    
    getSeconds()
  - valueOf
```
public static Date valueOf(LocalDate date)
```
    Obtains an instance of Date from a LocalDate object with the same year, month and day of month value as the given LocalDate.
    The provided LocalDate is interpreted as the local date in the local time zone.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - a LocalDate to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    a Date object
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if date is null
    
    Since:
    
    1.8
  - toLocalDate
```
public LocalDate toLocalDate()
```
    Converts this Date object to a LocalDate
    The conversion creates a LocalDate that represents the same date value as this Date in local time zone
    
    Returns:
    
    a LocalDate object representing the same date value
    
    Since:
    
    1.8
  - toInstant
```
public Instant toInstant()
```
    This method always throws an UnsupportedOperationException and should not be used because SQL Date values do not have a time component.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toInstant in class Date
    
    Returns:
    
    an instant representing the same point on the time-line as this Date object
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this method is invoked

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Class Date

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.util.Date

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Date

Date

Method Detail

setTime

valueOf

toString

getHours

getMinutes

getSeconds

setHours

setMinutes

setSeconds

valueOf

toLocalDate

toInstant