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The constructor java.util.Date(int,int,int) is deprecated. Is there a way to set a date easy as that in Java? What's the non-deprecated way to do this?

Date date = new Date(2015, 3, 2);
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What's the non-deprecated way to do this?

Java 8 to the rescue:

LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.of(2015, 3, 2);

And then if you really really need a java.util.Date, you can use the suggestions in this question.

For more info, check out the API or the tutorials for Java 8.

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By using

java.util.Calendar

is one possibility:

 Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); calendar.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2015); calendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, 4); calendar.set(Calendar.DATE, 28); Date date = calendar.getTime();

Keep in mind that months are 0 based, so January is 0-th month and december 11th.

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Try Calendar.

Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); Date date = calendar.getTime();

I am sure there also is a method which takes the values you provide in your example.

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This class is singleton. What if I want to change the date and store different dates e.g. inside a database?
Oh, or is it singleton? ^^
I don't get your point ...
It would be a problem if it was singleton but the docu says it isn't so your suggestion is good.
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Use the Calendar class, specifically the set(int year, int month, int date) for your purpose. This is from Java 7, but you'll have equivalent - setDate(), setYear() etc. - methods in older versions.

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