check if date() is monday? java

Question

Is there a way to check if a java Date object is Monday? I see you can with a Calendar object, but date? I\'m also using US-eastern date and time if th

Answer 1

You can use Calendar object.

Set your date to calendar object using setTime(date)

Example:

calObj.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK) == Calendar.MONDAY

EDIT: As Jon Skeet suggested, you need to set TimeZone to Calendar object to make sure it works perfect for the timezone.