How to convert java.util.Date objects into Calendar objects? [duplicate]

Question

I'm using the PrettyTime java library for a variety of date/time processing in my java app, such as converting MySQL format dates/datetime strings into java dates, or the vice versa.

However, I see that date.getYear(), date.getMonth(), etc, are all deprecated, and it says to use Calendar instead. But PrettyTime only returns its results as Date objects, and I see no way to convert the Date objects into calendar objects.

In the documentation for Calendar, the only mention I see of Date is the method setTime(Date date), but the method name is ambigious, and the documentation is not clear on what calling this method would actually do. Obviously I can't just do calendar.set( date.getYear(), date.getMonth(), ..) etc, as those methods of Date are deprecated.

So how can I convert a given Date object to Calendar?

Answer 1

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTime(date);

You can get the calendar in different locales as well if you want.

You could also do

cal.setTimeInMillis(date.getTime());