Getting the fist day of a given year.

Class GregorianCalendar

Method set(int field, int value)

Method get(int field)

Fields YEAR MONTH DAY_OF_MONTH DAY_OF_WEEK SUNDAY JANUARY

A while loop with != SUNDAY

Read the API and use your imagination.

masijade.a at 2007-7-28 15:32:17 >

> Anyone got some sample code?

What more do you need? I provided you with every last piece of info you need.

But, if you so hot for a finished example (and this is not hard) Google for some, there are plenty of examples on how to use the varying Calendar classes. With just a little imagination, and the information from my last post, you should be able to get it. You could, at least, make an attempt.

masijade.a at 2007-7-28 15:32:17 >

> With Calendar you can do it without looping - you can

> ask for the first Monday of Janurary.

> > Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

> cal.clear();

> cal.set(Calendar.YEAR, thisYear);

> cal.set(Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.JANURARY);

> cal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH, 1);

> cal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK, Calendar.MONDAY);

> Data firstMonday = cal.getTime();

>

>

> (You can also ask for the last Monday in the month).

>

> Message was edited by:

> malcolmmc

Are you sure that this will actually change the date? According to the documentation "the value is not interpreted". I take this to mean that, in this case, it will leave the actual date alone, but set the day of the week to whatever you set it to.

Edit: Okay, reading the long intro to Calendar again, it seems to suggest that it will change the date. Haven't tried it, but cool if it does.

Second Edit: I still, however, do agree with simply giving him the code, though. This is guaranteed to be a homework assignment.

masijade.a at 2007-7-28 15:32:17 >