I am trying to set default value in DateField using the following statement DateField

Question

Editorial Team

Asked: May 19, 20262026-05-19T00:50:40+00:00 2026-05-19T00:50:40+00:00

I am trying to set default value in DateField using the following statement

DateField dateField = new DateField(“Birthday:”, 567993600, DateField.DATE | DateField.FIELD_LEFT);

but when I run my application it shows me 7 Jan 1970 instead of 1 Jan 1988.

and it shows me correct expected date which is, “Fri, 01 Jan 1988 00:00:00 GMT”

I am using 8900 simulator and my date time is correct showing today’s date 31 Dec 2010 in date time under options folder.

Regards,

-gmuhammad

You must login to add an answer.

Need An Account,

Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-19T00:50:41+00:00

Editorial Team

The date field uses milliseconds. You need to multiply the time with 1000.

Edit: Make sure you are using long values (i.e. 5679936001000l or 567993600l*1000). Using ints, the multiplication overflows.

The Archive Base Latest Questions