Reason for depecated methods java.util.Date

[Ajit Kanada]

I would like to know why following methods of java.util.Date
are deprecated.

    int getHours() 
          Deprecated.   
 int getMinutes() 
          Deprecated.   
 int getSeconds() 
          Deprecated. 

Also I would like to know what is the recommanded methods.

Regards
Ajit Kanada
[ January 16, 2007: Message edited by: Ajit Kanada ]

[Paul Sturrock]

The original Date classes were poorly implemented (specifically, they could not be internationalised), so Sun replaced them with the Calendar class. As with all deprecated methods, the JavaDocs themselves should point you at the replacement method.
[ January 16, 2007: Message edited by: Paul Sturrock ]

[Ajit Kanada]

Thankx Paul for your prompt reply.
I am looking for more specific answers with respect to
the methods mentioned in the mail.

Do you think we can get some explaination from Sun on this ?

[Paul Sturrock]

Well you can but ask them I suppose.

I am repeating what is described in the JavaDocs for java.util.Date. However, given the limited funtionality provided by java.util.Date, I'm not sure why you would choose to use it for all but the most hasic date processing.
[ January 16, 2007: Message edited by: Paul Sturrock ]

[Jesper de Jong]

Originally posted by Ajit Kanada:
Do you think we can get some explaination from Sun on this ?

If you want an answer from Sun and you're not satisfied with the information you can find in the API documentation then you should probably ask your question to someone from Sun instead of on JavaRanch...

What more specific answer are you expecting?