# java Date get real year

By [wincloud](https://paragraph.com/@wincloud) · 2023-04-03

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    val date    = Date(2021-1900,3,5)
    val instance = Calendar.getInstance()
    instance.time = date
    println(instance.get(Calendar.YEAR))

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