Best way to get maximum Date value in java?

Question

I\'m writing a bit of logic that requires treating null dates as meaning forever in the future (the date in question is an expiration date, which may or may not exist). Inst

Answer 1

have you considered adopting the use of Joda Time?

It's slated to be included in java 7 as the basis for JSR-310

The feature that may interest you is ZeroIsMaxDateTimeField which basically swaps zero fields for the maximum value for that field within the date-time.