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how do I get the system date into a JTextfield

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Check java.util.Date in combination with java.text.DateFormat / java.text.SimpleDateFormat
 
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import java.sql.*;

import java.util.*;

import java.util.Date;

public class TestClass {

public static void main(String[] args) {

//Clendar Test code

int yyyy,mm,dd;

Calendar c=Calendar.getInstance();

yyyy=c.get(Calendar.YEAR);

mm=c.get(Calendar.MONTH) +1;

dd=c.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);

System.out.println(yyyy);

System.out.println(mm);

System.out.println(dd);

//reach the system time

Timestamp ts=new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());

String dateStr1=ts.toString();

System.out.println(dateStr1);

//another way to reach the system time

Date date=new Date();

String dateStr2=new Timestamp(date.getTime()).toString();

System.out.println(dateStr2);

//some basic characteristic

System.getProperties().list(System.out);

}

}
 
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"new niu",

Please check your private messages.

Also, UseCodeTags in the future.

There is no need to use java.sql.Timestamp; that is only needed for SQL transactions. It is created for the difference between date only (java.sql.Date), time only (java.sql.Time) and both (java.sql.Timestamp). For regular use java.util.Date will be just fine.
 
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here is the code that i used and still cant set the JTextBox.

DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");
java.util.Date date = new java.util.Date();
String datetime = dateFormat.format(date);
System.out.println("date=" +date +datetime );
this.setVisible(true);
populateData();
}
public voidpopulateData()
{
dateValue.setText(datetime);
 
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That should work. In the first method, datetime is a local variable. In the second method it was either an instance variable, or it wouldn't even compile. My solution solves that problem by passing the local variable to the second method.
 
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