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August 27, 2025 at 07:16 PM
Let's break this code into parts and explain each piece:
1. Initialize the Calendar Object
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
- This line creates a
Calendar
instance (usually initialized to the current date and time based on the system's locale and timezone).
2. Print Current Date and Time
System.out.printf(“The current date and time is: %tc\n\n”, cal);
- The
printf
method is used here to format and print the current date and time. %tc
is a format specifier for printing the date and time in a localized, human-readable format.
For example:
The current date and time is: Tue Oct 17 14:23:45 IST 2023
(This specific output will depend on the current system date and time when the code runs.)
3. Set a Specific Date and Time
cal.set(2011,5,9,12,59,59);
- This modifies the
Calendar
instance to represent a specific date and time:- Year: 2011
- Month: 5 (June, because months are zero-based, so
5
represents June) - Day: 9
- Time: 12:59:59
4. Define a String Variable
String name = “Hitesh R. Pulimi”;
- A string variable
name
is created with the value"Hitesh R. Pulimi"
.
5. Print a Custom Message with Detailed Date Information
System.out.printf (“My name is %s. \nI was born at %Tr ”+
“on a %tA, \nthe %teth day of May in the year %tY”,
name, cal, cal, cal);
- This line uses the
printf
method to format and display the given information:%s
: Prints the value ofname
(i.e.,"Hitesh R. Pulimi"
).%Tr
: Prints the time in 24-hour HH:mm:ss format (cal
's time is12:59:59
in this case).%tA
: Prints the full name of the day of the week (Thursday
in this case, because June 9, 2011, was a Thursday).%teth
: Prints the day of the month in ordinal form (e.g., "9th").%tY
: Prints the full year (2011
).
Example output:
My name is Hitesh R. Pulimi.
I was born at 12:59:59 on a Thursday,
the 9th day of May in the year 2011
6. Print Final Message
System.out.printf(“This was the 129th day of the year”);
- Prints a hardcoded message stating that it's the "129th day of the year".
- This line does not rely on the
cal
value (it's just static text).
Overall Output
Here’s how the entire code output would look (assuming the system date and time is irrelevant since the cal
object is re-assigned):
The current date and time is: Tue Oct 17 14:23:45 IST 2023
My name is Hitesh R. Pulimi.
I was born at 12:59:59 on a Thursday,
the 9th day of May in the year 2011
This was the 129th day of the year
What the Code Does
- Retrieves the current date and time.
- Prints the current date and time.
- Sets and formats specific date and time information.
- Prints a customized message including the given name and the set date/time details.
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