This block of Java code performs the following tasks: 1. **Initialize...

This block of Java code performs the following tasks:

1. Initialize a Calendar instance:

   Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
   

   • This retrieves a Calendar object (representing the current date and time) for the default locale and time zone.

2. Print the current date and time:

   System.out.printf(“The current date and time is: %tc\n\n”, cal);
   

   • The %tc format specifier formats the Calendar object cal into a human-readable full date and time string. For example:

     The current date and time is: Thu Oct 5 14:48:38 PDT 2023
     

3. Set the Calendar instance to a specific date and time:

   cal.set(1956, 9, 8, 5, 30, 12);
   

   • The cal.set() method sets the Calendar's date and time to October 8, 1956, 5:30:12 AM. Note:
     • Months in Java Calendar are zero-based (e.g., 0 = January, 9 = October).

4. Declare and assign a name:

   String name = “Hitesh R. Pulimi”;
   

   • This declares a String variable name and assigns it the value "Hitesh R. Pulimi".

5. Format and print the detailed birth date and time:

   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 prints the name and additional information about the date and time in a formatted string. Key format specifiers used:
     • %s → Displays the name as a string.
     • %Tr → Displays time in the format hh:mm:ss AM/PM (from the Calendar).
     • %tA → Displays the day of the week from the Calendar.
     • %te → Displays the day of the month (1–31) as an integer, but the string "th" is concatenated incorrectly in the code.
     • %ty → Displays the last two digits of the year (e.g., 56 for 1956).

6. Issues in the code:

   • There's an incorrect combination of "th" following %te, leading to a formatting error. This will likely throw an IllegalFormatException. The correct approach would be replacing %teth with something like %te + "th" or using a standard format.
   • The + operator for string concatenation within printf is unnecessary (but technically valid).

Expected Output (with formatting issues corrected):

Assuming the code is corrected and %te is handled properly:

The current date and time is: Thu Oct 5 14:48:38 PDT 2023

My name is Hitesh R. Pulimi.	
I was born at 05:30:12 AM on a Monday,	
the 8th day of May in the year 56