Java SimpleDateFormat set2DigitYearStart() Example

SimpleDateFormat class set2DigitYearStart() method example. This example shows you how to use set2DigitYearStart() method.


Syntax is : public void set2DigitYearStart(Date startDate)
This method sets the 100-year period 2-digit years will be interpreted as being in to begin on the date the user specifies.

Here is the code.
/**
 * @(#) Set2DigitYearStartSimpleDateFormat.java
 * A class representing use of method set2DigitYearStart() of SimpleDateFormat
class in java.text Package.
 * @Version  14-May-2008
 @author   Rose India Team
 */
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;

class Set2DigitYearStartSimpleDateFormat {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Create new Date object that will be initialized to the current date.
        Date date = new Date();
        System.out.println("Date  by  Date  class          : "+date.toString());
        SimpleDateFormat sdf;

        // Create new SimpleDateFormat object that returns default pattern.
        sdf = new SimpleDateFormat();
        String dateFormat = sdf.format(date);
        System.out.println("Date by SimpleDateFormat class : " + dateFormat);

        // get2DigitYearStart method call for SimpleDateFormat object.
        Date DigitDate = sdf.get2DigitYearStart();
        System.out.println("Beginning date of the 100-year period : "
                + DigitDate.toString());

        // set2DigitYearStart method call for SimpleDateFormat object.
        sdf.set2DigitYearStart(date);
        DigitDate = sdf.get2DigitYearStart();
        System.out.println("After set2DigitYearStart method call  : " 
                + DigitDate.toString());
    }
}

Output of the program.
 Date  by  Date  class          : Sat Jun 14 13:13:36 GMT+05:30 2008
Date by SimpleDateFormat class : 6/14/08 1:13 PM
Beginning date of the 100-year period : Thu Jun 14 13:13:36 GMT+05:30 1928
After set2DigitYearStart method call  : Sat Jun 14 13:13:36 GMT+05:30 2008

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