Java Calendar Setting Incorrectly

Question

I\'m having some trouble with Java\'s Calendar. I\'m parsing some data from a txt file, and need to create a date. After completion of the following code:

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Answer 1

The reason is quite simple: design fault in the Calendar API. That's why the JSR 310 is on its way in order to improve the java support for dates.

Technically, the authors of the class thought it was good to use only static fields. So what you need to do is to use the following:

calendar = ...
calendar.setMonth(Calendar.JANUARY);

They didn't think that people might need dynamic settings to a calendar, just like you need (and most of us, for that matters).