Java Help - Calendar Class

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Calendar Class

Ben

2004-03-27, 12:30 am

This is probably a RTFM style answer but I've tried for hours with no
success to answer this really simple question.

What kind of argument/format (aside from a value of type long ) do you pass
to the setTime method in the Calendar class?

is something along the lines of YYYYMMDDHHMMSS ?

ergo. setTime(20040324234934)

Thanks,
Ben.

Ryan Stewart

2004-03-27, 12:30 am

"Princess Morgiah" <princess_morgiah_nospamplease@yahoo.com> wrote in
message news:Hxi8c.47859$5u1.3232827@phobos.telenet-ops.be...
> "Ben" <dontwant@togetspam.com> wrote in message
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> pass
>
> Hi Ben,
>
> If I remember correctly, setTime accepts a long value representing the
time
> in milliseconds.
>
> Have a look at System.currentTimeMillis(), this gives you the current
> date/time. Straight from the doc:
> "the difference, measured in milliseconds, between the current time and
> midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC"
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Princess Morgiah
>
Actually, setTime accepts a Date object. The setTimeInMillis accepts a long.
To the OP: there is no "format". As the Princess pointed out, you pass the
number of milliseconds since 1 Jan 1970 or you can use a Date object.

Ben

2004-03-27, 12:30 am

Thanks Ryan and Princess Morgiah for you help. Much appreciated.

I realised I was barking up the wrong tree with the Calendar class. See me
other post about calculating time difference.

Thanks again,
Ben.

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> "Princess Morgiah" <princess_morgiah_nospamplease@yahoo.com> wrote in
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> time
> Actually, setTime accepts a Date object. The setTimeInMillis accepts a
long.
> To the OP: there is no "format". As the Princess pointed out, you pass the
> number of milliseconds since 1 Jan 1970 or you can use a Date object.
>
>

Bryce (Work)

2004-03-27, 12:30 am

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 23:50:17 +0800, "Ben" <dontwant@togetspam.com>
wrote:

>This is probably a RTFM style answer but I've tried for hours with no
>success to answer this really simple question.
>
>What kind of argument/format (aside from a value of type long ) do you pass
>to the setTime method in the Calendar class?
>
>is something along the lines of YYYYMMDDHHMMSS ?
>
>ergo. setTime(20040324234934)

Calendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();

// Sets calendar to May 18, 2004
calendar.set(2004, Calendar.MAY, 18);

// If you need more precise settings...
// Sets calendar to May 18, 2004 at 8:45:15 AM
calendar.set(2004, Calendar.MAY, 18, 8, 45, 15);

--
now with more cowbell

Princess Morgiah

2004-03-28, 12:01 am

"Ben" <dontwant@togetspam.com> wrote in message
news:4061b01f$1@funnel.arach.net.au...
> This is probably a RTFM style answer but I've tried for hours with no
> success to answer this really simple question.
>
> What kind of argument/format (aside from a value of type long ) do you
pass
> to the setTime method in the Calendar class?
>
> is something along the lines of YYYYMMDDHHMMSS ?
>
> ergo. setTime(20040324234934)

Hi Ben,

If I remember correctly, setTime accepts a long value representing the time
in milliseconds.

Have a look at System.currentTimeMillis(), this gives you the current
date/time. Straight from the doc:
"the difference, measured in milliseconds, between the current time and
midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC"

Hope this helps,

Princess Morgiah

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