Choosing between java.util.Date or java.sql.Date

Question

Should I use java.util.Date or java.sql.Date?

I have a VisualFox database and I have retrieved the entities with the IntelliJ Idea wizard using an appropiate jdbc ty

Answer 1

Well, according to this article you can use javax.sql.Date without @Temporal annotation which can save some coding from you. However java.util.Date is easier to use across your whole application.

So I would use

@Column(name = "date")
@Temporal(TemporalType.DATE)
private java.util.Date date;