Java calendar get the current date, without hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds, in milliseconds

Question

I would like to get the current date in milliseconds with only year, month and date. But when I use this code:

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.cle         


        

Answer 1

from the javadoc: The HOUR_OF_DAY, HOUR and AM_PM fields are handled independently and the the resolution rule for the time of day is applied. Clearing one of the fields doesn't reset the hour of day value of this Calendar. Use set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0) to reset the hour value.

cal.set(Calendar.HOUR, 0);
cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);

might need to set AM/PM as well