Java Convert Date to Calendar example

In Java, you can use calendar.setTime(date) to convert a Date object to a Calendar object.

	Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
	Date newDate = calendar.setTime(date);

A Full example

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
public class DateAndCalendar {
	public static void main(String[] argv) throws ParseException {
		//1. Create a Date from String
		SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-M-yyyy hh:mm:ss");
		String dateInString = "22-01-2015 10:20:56";
		Date date = sdf.parse(dateInString);
                DateAndCalendar obj = new DateAndCalendar();
		//2. Test - Convert Date to Calendar
		Calendar calendar = obj.dateToCalendar(date);
		System.out.println(calendar.getTime());
		//3. Test - Convert Calendar to Date
		Date newDate = obj.calendarToDate(calendar);
		System.out.println(newDate);
	//Convert Date to Calendar
	private Calendar dateToCalendar(Date date) {
		Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
		calendar.setTime(date);
		return calendar;
	//Convert Calendar to Date
	private Date calendarToDate(Calendar calendar) {
		return calendar.getTime();

Output

Thu Jan 22 10:20:56 SGT 2015
Thu Jan 22 10:20:56 SGT 2015