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Android APIs
public class

Date

extends Object
implements Serializable Cloneable Comparable <T>
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.util.Date
Known Direct Subclasses

Class Overview

A specific moment in time, with millisecond precision. Values typically come from currentTimeMillis() , and are always UTC, regardless of the system's time zone. This is often called "Unix time" or "epoch time".

Instances of this class are suitable for comparison, but little else. Use DateFormat to format a Date for display to a human. Use Calendar to break down a Date if you need to extract fields such as the current month or day of week, or to construct a Date from a broken-down time. That is: this class' deprecated display-related functionality is now provided by DateFormat , and this class' deprecated computational functionality is now provided by Calendar . Both of these other classes (and their subclasses) allow you to interpret a Date in a given time zone.

Note that, surprisingly, instances of this class are mutable.

Summary

Public Constructors
Date ()
Initializes this Date instance to the current time.
Date (int year, int month, int day)
This constructor was deprecated in API level 1. Use GregorianCalendar(int, int, int) instead.
Date (int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute)
This constructor was deprecated in API level 1. Use GregorianCalendar(int, int, int, int, int) instead.
Date (int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second)
This constructor was deprecated in API level 1. Use GregorianCalendar(int, int, int, int, int, int) instead.
Date (long milliseconds)
Initializes this Date instance using the specified millisecond value.
Date ( String string)
This constructor was deprecated in API level 1. Use DateFormat instead.
Public Methods
static long UTC (int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second)
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use code like this instead: Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT")); cal.set(year + 1900, month, day, hour, minute, second); cal.getTime().getTime();
boolean after ( Date date)
Returns if this Date is after the specified Date.
boolean before ( Date date)
Returns if this Date is before the specified Date.
Object clone ()
Returns a new Date with the same millisecond value as this Date .
int compareTo ( Date date)
Compare the receiver to the specified Date to determine the relative ordering.
boolean equals ( Object object)
Compares the specified object to this Date and returns if they are equal.
int getDate ()
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.get(Calendar.DATE) instead.
int getDay ()
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK) instead.
int getHours ()
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY) instead.
int getMinutes ()
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE) instead.
int getMonth ()
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH) instead.
int getSeconds ()
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.get(Calendar.SECOND) instead.
long getTime ()
Returns this Date as a millisecond value.
int getTimezoneOffset ()
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use (Calendar.get(Calendar.ZONE_OFFSET) + Calendar.get(Calendar.DST_OFFSET)) / 60000 instead.
int getYear ()
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR) - 1900 instead.
int hashCode ()
Returns an integer hash code for the receiver.
static long parse ( String string)
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use DateFormat instead.
void setDate (int day)
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.set(Calendar.DATE, day) instead.
void setHours (int hour)
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hour) instead.
void setMinutes (int minute)
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, minute) instead.
void setMonth (int month)
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, month) instead.
void setSeconds (int second)
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, second) instead.
void setTime (long milliseconds)
Sets this Date to the specified millisecond value.
void setYear (int year)
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use Calendar.set(Calendar.YEAR, year + 1900) instead.
String toGMTString ()
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use DateFormat instead.
String toLocaleString ()
This method was deprecated in API level 1. Use DateFormat instead.
String toString ()
Returns a string representation of this Date .
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.lang.Comparable

Public Constructors

public Date ()

Added in API level 1

Initializes this Date instance to the current time.

public Date (int year, int month, int day)

Added in API level 1

This constructor was deprecated in API level 1.
Use GregorianCalendar(int, int, int) instead.

Constructs a new Date initialized to midnight in the default TimeZone on the specified date.

Parameters
year the year, 0 is 1900.
month the month, 0 - 11.
day the day of the month, 1 - 31.

public Date (int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute)

Added in API level 1

This constructor was deprecated in API level 1.
Use GregorianCalendar(int, int, int, int, int) instead.

Constructs a new Date initialized to the specified date and time in the default TimeZone .

Parameters
year the year, 0 is 1900.
month the month, 0 - 11.
day the day of the month, 1 - 31.
hour the hour of day, 0 - 23.
minute the minute of the hour, 0 - 59.

public Date (int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second)

Added in API level 1

This constructor was deprecated in API level 1.
Use GregorianCalendar(int, int, int, int, int, int) instead.

Constructs a new Date initialized to the specified date and time in the default TimeZone .

Parameters
year the year, 0 is 1900.
month the month, 0 - 11.
day the day of the month, 1 - 31.
hour the hour of day, 0 - 23.
minute the minute of the hour, 0 - 59.
second the second of the minute, 0 - 59.

public Date (long milliseconds)

Added in API level 1

Initializes this Date instance using the specified millisecond value. The value is the number of milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970 GMT.

Parameters
milliseconds the number of milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970 GMT.

public Date ( String string)

Added in API level 1

This constructor was deprecated in API level 1.
Use DateFormat instead.

Constructs a new Date initialized to the date and time parsed from the specified String.

Parameters
string the String to parse.

Public Methods

public static long UTC (int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second)

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use code like this instead: Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT")); cal.set(year + 1900, month, day, hour, minute, second); cal.getTime().getTime();

Returns the millisecond value of the specified date and time in GMT.

Parameters
year the year, 0 is 1900.
month the month, 0 - 11.
day the day of the month, 1 - 31.
hour the hour of day, 0 - 23.
minute the minute of the hour, 0 - 59.
second the second of the minute, 0 - 59.
Returns
  • the date and time in GMT in milliseconds.

public boolean after ( Date date)

Added in API level 1

Returns if this Date is after the specified Date.

Parameters
date a Date instance to compare.
Returns
  • true if this Date is after the specified Date , false otherwise.

public boolean before ( Date date)

Added in API level 1

Returns if this Date is before the specified Date.

Parameters
date a Date instance to compare.
Returns
  • true if this Date is before the specified Date , false otherwise.

public Object clone ()

Added in API level 1

Returns a new Date with the same millisecond value as this Date .

Returns
  • a shallow copy of this Date .
See Also

public int compareTo ( Date date)

Added in API level 1

Compare the receiver to the specified Date to determine the relative ordering.

Parameters
date a Date to compare against.
Returns
  • an int < 0 if this Date is less than the specified Date , 0 if they are equal, and an int > 0 if this Date is greater.

public boolean equals ( Object object)

Added in API level 1

Compares the specified object to this Date and returns if they are equal. To be equal, the object must be an instance of Date and have the same millisecond value.

Parameters
object the object to compare with this object.
Returns
  • true if the specified object is equal to this Date , false otherwise.
See Also

public int getDate ()

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.get(Calendar.DATE) instead.

Returns the gregorian calendar day of the month for this Date object.

Returns
  • the day of the month.

public int getDay ()

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK) instead.

Returns the gregorian calendar day of the week for this Date object.

Returns
  • the day of the week.

public int getHours ()

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY) instead.

Returns the gregorian calendar hour of the day for this Date object.

Returns
  • the hour of the day.

public int getMinutes ()

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE) instead.

Returns the gregorian calendar minute of the hour for this Date object.

Returns
  • the minutes.

public int getMonth ()

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH) instead.

Returns the gregorian calendar month for this Date object.

Returns
  • the month.

public int getSeconds ()

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.get(Calendar.SECOND) instead.

Returns the gregorian calendar second of the minute for this Date object.

Returns
  • the seconds.

public long getTime ()

Added in API level 1

Returns this Date as a millisecond value. The value is the number of milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970, midnight GMT.

Returns
  • the number of milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970, midnight GMT.

public int getTimezoneOffset ()

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use (Calendar.get(Calendar.ZONE_OFFSET) + Calendar.get(Calendar.DST_OFFSET)) / 60000 instead.

Returns the timezone offset in minutes of the default TimeZone .

Returns
  • the timezone offset in minutes of the default TimeZone .

public int getYear ()

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR) - 1900 instead.

Returns the gregorian calendar year since 1900 for this Date object.

Returns
  • the year - 1900.

public int hashCode ()

Added in API level 1

Returns an integer hash code for the receiver. Objects which are equal return the same value for this method.

Returns
  • this Date 's hash.
See Also

public static long parse ( String string)

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use DateFormat instead.

Returns the millisecond value of the date and time parsed from the specified String . Many date/time formats are recognized, including IETF standard syntax, i.e. Tue, 22 Jun 1999 12:16:00 GMT-0500

Parameters
string the String to parse.
Returns
  • the millisecond value parsed from the String.

public void setDate (int day)

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.set(Calendar.DATE, day) instead.

Sets the gregorian calendar day of the month for this Date object.

Parameters
day the day of the month.

public void setHours (int hour)

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hour) instead.

Sets the gregorian calendar hour of the day for this Date object.

Parameters
hour the hour of the day.

public void setMinutes (int minute)

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, minute) instead.

Sets the gregorian calendar minute of the hour for this Date object.

Parameters
minute the minutes.

public void setMonth (int month)

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, month) instead.

Sets the gregorian calendar month for this Date object.

Parameters
month the month.

public void setSeconds (int second)

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, second) instead.

Sets the gregorian calendar second of the minute for this Date object.

Parameters
second the seconds.

public void setTime (long milliseconds)

Added in API level 1

Sets this Date to the specified millisecond value. The value is the number of milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970 GMT.

Parameters
milliseconds the number of milliseconds since Jan. 1, 1970 GMT.

public void setYear (int year)

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use Calendar.set(Calendar.YEAR, year + 1900) instead.

Sets the gregorian calendar year since 1900 for this Date object.

Parameters
year the year since 1900.

public String toGMTString ()

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use DateFormat instead.

Returns the string representation of this Date in GMT in the format "22 Jun 1999 13:02:00 GMT" .

public String toLocaleString ()

Added in API level 1

This method was deprecated in API level 1.
Use DateFormat instead.

Returns the string representation of this Date for the default Locale .

public String toString ()

Added in API level 1

Returns a string representation of this Date . The formatting is equivalent to using a SimpleDateFormat with the format string "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", which looks something like "Tue Jun 22 13:07:00 PDT 1999". The current default time zone and locale are used. If you need control over the time zone or locale, use SimpleDateFormat instead.

Returns
  • a printable representation of this object.