How to Convert Date to Calendar in Java

In this example, let’s  see how to convert Date to Calendar in Java.

Source Code

package com.beginner.examples;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public class ConvertDateToCalendar {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		System.out.println(calendarToData(2019,4,9));
		Date date = new Date();
	    System.out.println(dataToCalendar(date).getTime());
	}
	public static Date calendarToData(int year, int month, int day) {
		Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
		calendar.set(year, month - 1, day);
		Date date = calendar.getTime();
		return date;
	}
	 
	public static Calendar dataToCalendar(Date date) {
		Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
		calendar.setTime(date);
		return calendar;
	}
}

Output:

Tue Apr 09 21:43:15 CST 2019
Tue Apr 09 21:43:15 CST 2019

References

Imported packages in Java documentation:

• Calendar
• Date