Current date in constructor [duplicate]

Question

I have a class Sale, which looks like this

public class Sale extends Transaction
{
    //Attributes
    private static AtomicLong newSaleId = new AtomicLong();
    /**
     * The date of sale
     */
    private Date saleDate;
    /**
     * The sale id;
     */
    private long saleId;

    //Constructor

    Sale()
    {
        saleId = newSaleId.incrementAndGet();
        saleDate = 
    }
}

Constructor is not finished. Does anyone know how to set current date every time a new object is created? Thanks.

You could also consider using LocalDate. i.e. LocalDate date = LocalDate.now(); (or LocalDateTime if you need the time too). — Jorn Vernee
– Jorn Vernee, Commented Sep 3, 2016 at 10:46

rohitvats · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-03 11:04:26Z

1

To set the current date, just instantiate a new Date object: saleDate = new Date()

See this JavaDoc for the Date() constructor for an explanation.

I will also encourage you to explore the new LocalDate and LocalDateTime classes introduced in Java 8, and here's an article explaining why they are better: Java 8 Date and Time API

edited Sep 3, 2016 at 11:04

answered Sep 3, 2016 at 10:39

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Joanna Over a year ago

Thank you ! I didn't know it's so simple.

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