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Java Calendar setTime() Method with Example

Calendar Class setTime() method: Here, we are going to learn about the setTime() method of Calendar Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on February 02, 2020

Calendar Class setTime() method

• setTime() method is available in java.util package.
• setTime() method is used to sets time with the specified Date(d) of this Calendar.
• setTime() method is a non-static method, it is accessible with the class object and if we try to access the method with the class name then we will get an error.
• setTime() method does not throw an exception at the time of set Calendar time.

Syntax:

    public final void setTime(Date d);

Parameter(s):

• Date d – represents the given date.

Return value:

The return type of this method is void, it returns nothing.

Example:

// Java Program to demonstrate the example of
// void setTime(Date d) method of Calendar

import java.util.*;

public class SetTime {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        // Instantiating a Calendar object
        Calendar ca = Calendar.getInstance();

        // By using setTime(Date) method is to 
        // set the date with time of the Calendar

        Date date = new Date(97, 10, 12);
        ca.setTime(date);

        //Display Time     
        System.out.println("ca: " + ca.getTime());
    }
}

Output

ca: Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 GMT 1997