Question

//get current date
SimpleDateFormat monthFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("M");
int _currentMonth = Integer.parseInt(monthFormat.format(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis())));

SimpleDateFormat yearFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("YYYY");
int _currentYear = Integer.parseInt(yearFormat.format(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis())));

I’m trying to build a calendar view and I’m starting by retrieving the currrent year and month. However, what is returned is a string, whereas I want a int to use in arrays etc..

The code posted above is giving me an error most likely due to the Integer.parseInt function.

Can I not use it? What is the best way of retrieving the year, month, and day.

Answer 1

SimpleDateFormat monthFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM");
int _currentMonth = Integer.parseInt(monthFormat.format(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis())));

SimpleDateFormat yearFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy");
int _currentYear = Integer.parseInt(yearFormat.format(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis())));

Change “M” to “MM” and “YYYY” to “yyyy”.