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Problem constructing java.util.Date object

Hi,

I'm trying to construct a java.util.Date object to be a date very far in the future but I'm having problems.

To construct the date 01/01/3000 I tried the following:

new Date (86400 * 365 * 1030)

that is, the number of seconds in a day * the number of days in a year * the number of years (3000 - 1970 = 1030) but this gives me the date 21/10/1969. I thought that the Date constructor allowed you to construct a date by supplying the number of milliseconds elapsed since 01/01/1970 but this doesn't seem to work. Can anyone help?

Many thanks

~drew

brunoguimaraes

Try the following.

Calencar c = Calendar.getInstance();
c.set(Calendar.YEAR, 3000);
c.set(Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.JANUARY);
c.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 1);
 
Date d = c.getTime();

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brunoguimaraes

Where you read Calencar, that should be Calendar.

CEHJ

Easier would be

Date d = new GregorianCalendar(3000, 1, 1).getTime();

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CEHJ

This might give you a clue as to your error: instead of

>>new Date (86400 * 365 * 1030)

try

new Date (86400L * 365 * 1030)

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CEHJ

(So best to try my 2nd correction first - it will show you that the real reason for the error lies in the issues around my first correction)

dsmclaughlin

ASKER

@ CEHJ why is 86400 a typo other than for the fact I left the L off to make it a long? Google tells me that there are 86400 seconds in a day....I'm slightly confused.

CEHJ

Date works on *milliseconds* not seconds

dsmclaughlin

ASKER

ahhhh good man! cheers! :)

CEHJ

You might be surprised to find that the latest date that can be constructed using int is

Sun Jan 25 21:31:23 GMT 1970

;-)