Computer FAQs & Tips

Common Issue

When you use java.util.Date object with JDK version higher than 1.1

Date d = new Date();
d.getMonth();

You will get deprecated warning messages when you try to compile

The method getMonth() from the type Date is deprecated

However you can supress the warning message by adding @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") to you main() method

@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
public static void main(String[] args) {
    ...
}

or adding @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") to other method

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public void otherMethod() {
    ...
}

Note that this can only be used in JDK 5.0+

Alternative

Now let’s forget about working around the deprecated method, let’s learn how to use java.util.Calendar instead
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