Question

Please explain how I can create a variable in US short date format (like MM-DD-YY -> 05-12-94).

Also please explain what type of variable (is in int?) is it -> 000000001

Thanks!

Answer 1

You should create a java.util.Date. It uses a long underneath to represent time since 1-Jan-1970 in milliseconds.

Formatting, parsing, and rendering are separate issues.

I’d do it this way:

DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MM-dd-yy");
formatter.setLenient(false);
Date d = formatter.parse("05-12-94");