NoJavaUtilDate.md

Pattern: Use of java.util.Date

Issue: -

Description

Do not use the java.util.Date class. Prefer the classes in the java.time.* packages. This rule checks for construction of new java.util.Date objects.

If the class imports another Date class, then references to new Date() will not cause a violation.

Example of violations:

def timestamp = new Date()              // violation
Date myDate = new java.util.Date()      // violation
Date startTime = new Date(123456789L)   // violation

Known limitations:

• Will cause an incorrect violation if the source code is referring to a different Date class from the current package. In that case, it may be better to just disable this rule (either per class or globally).

Further Reading

• CodeNarc - NoJavaUtilDate