9.11 How to Access the Current Date and Time

You might find it useful to reference the current date and time in your entity object business logic. Example 9-17 shows a helper method you can use to access the current date without any time information.

Example 9-17 Helper Method to Access the Current Date with No Time

/*
 * Helper method to return current date without time
 *
 * Requires import: oracle.jbo.domain.Date
 */
protected Date getCurrentDate() {
  return new Date(Date.getCurrentDate());
}

In contrast, if you need the information about the current time included as part of the current date, use the helper method shown in Example 9-18.

Example 9-18 Helper Method to Access the Current Date with Time

/*
 * Helper method to return current date with time
 *
 * Requires imports: oracle.jbo.domain.Date
 *                   java.sql.Timestamp
 */
protected Date getCurrentDateWithTime() {
  return new Date(new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis()));    
}