Java Date Clear clearTimeComponent(Date date)

Description

Given a Date object, returns a Date object for the same date but with the time component (hours, minutes, seconds & milliseconds) removed

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static Date clearTimeComponent(Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.util.Calendar;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Given a Date object, returns a Date object for the same date but with the time component (hours, minutes, seconds & milliseconds) removed
     */
    public static Date clearTimeComponent(Date date) {
        // Get Calendar object set to the date and time of the given Date object
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.setTime(date);

        // Set time fields to zero
        cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);

        return cal.getTime();
    }
}

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2. clearHourMinute(Date date)
3. clearTime(Date date)
4. clearTime(Date date)
5. clearTime(GregorianCalendar date)