Why does a new SimpleDateFormat object contain calendar with the wrong year?

Question

I came upon a strange behavior that has left me curious and without a satisfactory explanation as yet.

For simplicity, I\'ve reduced the symptoms I\'ve noticed to th

Answer 1

System.out.println(new SimpleDateFormat().getCalendar());
System.out.println(new GregorianCalendar());

comparing above code is comparing apples and pears

The first provides you a tool to parse String into Dates and vice versa The second is a DateUtility that allows you to manipulate Dates

There is not really a reason why the should provide similar output.

Compare it with the following

System.out.println(new String() );
System.out.println(new Date().toString() );

both lines will output a String but logicly you wouldnt expect the same result