Question on Creation of a Date Object

[Robert Young]

I can create a date object with todays date, but how do you create a Date object with a date other than todays Date?

[Richard Jensen]

 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;

 String dtFrmt = "MM-dd-yyyy HH:mm:ss:SSS";
 DateFormat myDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(dtFrmt);
 Date theDate = null;
 try {
    theDate = myDateFormat.parse("03-15-1970 17:34:56:987");
 }
 catch (ParseException e) {
 }

[Layne Lund]

You should familiarize yourself with the Java API docs. They can easily answer this question. For example, I first looked at the Date class (which I found by navigating to the java.util package in the upper left corner at the first link, the API docs).
The constructors that do what you want (at least with the ease that you wish) have been deprecated, but they tell you to check the GregorianCalendar class.
I'll let you browse this last link on your own. Notice that all of the above class documents give links to related classes as well as internal links that help you navigate the given class' docs.
The Java API docs are an indespensible tool in learning how to use the standard Java classes. In fact, many third-party classes are distributed with documentation in the exact format. If you can learn how to navigate the API docs, you will be a long way towards mastering the tools at your disposal.
Layne

[Robert Young]

Thank you both, that was very helpfull.
Rob