ADD 180 Days to Current Date

SimpleDateFormat sdf_new = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
GregorianCalendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();
cal.set(Calendar.DATE, cal.get(Calendar.DATE) + 180);
String date = sdf_new.format(cal.getTime());

oh yeah... cal.add is better ;)

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
Date d = new Date();
cal.setTime(d);
cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR,180);
String date = sdf_new.format(cal.getTime());

CEHJ,

I get the following error

cal.add(Calendar.DATE, 180);
          ^

and
 

sdf.format(cal.getTime());
               ^

am I missing an import or something?

RCMB

Here is my actual code now -- please point me in the correct direction.

SimpleDateFormat sdf_new = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.add(Calendar.DATE, 180);
sdf.format(cal.getTime());
String date = sdf_new.format(new Date());

RCMB

import java.util.Calendar;

>>sdf.format(cal.getTime());

needs to be assigned to something of course:

String yourDate = sdf.format(cal.getTime());
out.println(yourDate);

I already have import java.util.* in my import statement.

RCMB

Please show your (exact) current code and errors

>>String date = sdf_new.format(new Date());

The above line of course just shows the current date

Here is my exact code:

SimpleDateFormat sdf_new = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.add(Calendar.DATE,180);
sdf.format(cal.getTime());
String date = sdf_new.format(cal.getTime());


My errors are:

Generated servlet error:
Compiling 1 source file
C:\jboss-3.2.3\server\default\work\MainEngine\localhost\personnel\jsp\prd_eaos_jsp.java:29 <idenitifer> expected
cal.add(Calendar.DATE,180);
          ^
C:\jboss-3.2.3\server\default\work\MainEngine\localhost\personnel\jsp\prd_eaos_jsp.java:30 <idenitifer> expected
sdf.format(cal.getTime());
               ^

Try

java.util.Calendar cal = java.util.Calendar.getInstance();
cal.add(java.util.Calendar.DATE, 180);

Okay,

I have tried about every possible combination I can come up with. I am running JBoss 3.2.3 and not matter what I do the system fails on cal.add(

For some reason it gives me an identifier error.

I have searched the web and my syntext is correct (just as all of you have provided).

I tried just doing this
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.add(Calendar.DATE,180);

and it fails with the same error code.

I tried adding the java.util.... to the beginning of the code and it does not change the error.

VBScript is so much easier :-(

Any ideas?

RCMB

If you remove all code concerning Calendar, do the errors disappear?

Yes - When I just have the SimpleDateFormat sdf_new...... and String date = .....

The page opens fine with the current date in the field box.

Curtis

Better post your jsp, including headers

Try this page:



<%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html" %>
<%@ page import="java.text.*" %>
<%@ page import="java.util.*" %>


<%
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.add(Calendar.DATE,180);
%>

<%= sdf.format(cal.getTime()) %>

Try this one:

Calendar cal = GregorianCalendar.getInstance();
instead of:
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

and the rest of the code remains the same.

Okay - thanks to all for the help but CEHJ's initial answer was all that was needed. The real problem was I did not have the Java bin folder in my system path. Once I added that my errors disappeared and all worked.

Thanks to all for your patience.

R/Curtis

:-)