Incorect Date to String convertation in Java

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Why code return string value is 19880420 instead of 19880320?

SimpleDateFormat template= new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd");
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.set(1988, 3, 20, 18, 00);

return template.format(cal.getTime());

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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Month beginns with 0 not with 1. :)

Have a look here: Why is January month 0 in Java Calendar?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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answered Aug 29 '15 at 10:14

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 29 '15 at 10:15

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Because January is month 0 so you have to do -1 when constructing your calendar http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Calendar.html#MONTH

answered Aug 29 '15 at 10:15

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Incorect Date to String convertation in Java

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