Create Calendar object using SpEL

Question

Given a java.util.Date(), how do you create a Calendar object using the Spring Expression Language?

This one works: <property name="calendarObject" value="#{new java.util.GregorianCalendar()}"/>

but I need to feed the day, month, and year to its constructor from the java.util.Date() date that I have. I would like to use the java.util.Date().getDay() method but apparently it's already deprecated.

I tried using the Calendar.setTime() method but it doesn't work since its return type is void.

Answer 1

You can also call the getTime() method which is inherited like this

value="#{new java.util.GregorianCalendar().getTime()}

and its possible to set a date like this

new java.util.GregorianCalendar(1980,01,01).getTime()