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javaswingjtextfieldgetter

A getter for JTextfield, as date

I am trying to make a getter for a JTextfield, the code looks like this

public Date getStartDate() {

    return textFieldStartDate.getText();
}

I get the error 

 Type mismatch: cannot convert from String to Date

The problem is obvious, however i dont know how to solve it. I have been searching alot, but couldnt find a simple answer.

Solution

  • Try this:

    public Date getStartDate() {
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy");
Date date = formatter.parse(textFieldStartDate.getText());
    return date;
}