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Asked: 2026-05-13T08:42:50+00:00

I’m trying to create a Date like this: date = new Date(year-1900, mon-1, day,

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I’m trying to create a Date like this:

date = new Date(year-1900, mon-1, day, hrs, min, sec);

and Eclipse gives me this warning: “The constructor Date(int, int, int, int, int) is deprecated”.

What does it mean for a constructor to be deprecated, and what can I do?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Deprecated literally means disapproved of, but a more accurate translation would be retired. Deprecated means this method is still usable, but you should not use it. It will gradually be phased out. There is a new method to do the same thing. Deprecated methods are marked with a special Javadoc comment:

    /**
 *@deprecated Please now use newMethod()
 *@see newMethod()
 */

    Use:

    • Calendar.set(year + 1900, month, date, hrs, min)

    or

    • GregorianCalendar(year + 1900, month, date, hrs, min).

    As suggested by the API documentation.

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