Java Date Now currentDate()

Description

Returns the current date at midnight (hours, minutes and seconds are omitted).

License

Open Source License

Return

The current date.

Declaration

public static Date currentDate() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w ww  . j a v a 2s . c om
 * Copyright (C) 2010 - present, Laszlo Csontos
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 * 
 */

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the current date at midnight (hours, minutes and seconds are omitted).
     * @return The current date.
     */
    public static Date currentDate() {
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.set(Calendar.HOUR, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
        return cal.getTime();
    }
}

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