How to set time to a date object in java

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CyprUS picture CyprUS · Mar 2, 2011 · Viewed 197k times · Source

I created a Date object in Java. When I do so, it shows something like: date=Tue Aug 09 00:00:00 IST 2011. As a result, it appears that my Excel file is lesser by one day (27 feb becomes 26 feb and so on) I think it must be because of time. How can I set it to something like 5:30 pm?

Answer

Jigar Joshi picture Jigar Joshi · Mar 2, 2011 
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY,17);
cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE,30);
cal.set(Calendar.SECOND,0);
cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND,0);

Date d = cal.getTime();

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