"java's date(…) constructor is deprecated; what does that mean?" Code Answer
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deprecated literally means disapproved of, but a more accurate translation would be retired. deprecated means this method is still usable, but you should not use it. it will gradually be phased out. there is a new method to do the same thing. deprecated methods are marked with a special javadoc comment:
/**
*@deprecated please now use newmethod()
*@see newmethod()
*/
deprecated literally means disapproved of, but a more accurate translation would be retired. deprecated means this method is still usable, but you should not use it. it will gradually be phased out. there is a new method to do the same thing. deprecated methods are marked with a special javadoc comment:
use:
calendar.set(year + 1900, month, date, hrs, min)or
gregoriancalendar(year + 1900, month, date, hrs, min).as suggested by the api documentation.