.getTime()

The .getTime() method of the Calendar class returns a Date object that represents the time value of a given Calendar object.

Syntax

calendar.getTime()

Example

In the example below, a Calendar object is created and the current date is retrieved using the .getTime() method.

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

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    // Create a Calendar instance
    Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();

    // Get the current date object
    Date currentDate = calendar.getTime();

    // Print the current date
    System.out.println("Current date: " + currentDate);
  }
}

The output should be similar to:

Current date: Sat Sep 02 13:10:27 GMT 2023