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# Avoid Calendar class use

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `java-best-practices/avoid-calendar-creation`

**Language:** Java

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

Creating instances of `java.util.Calendar` is expensive. Use alternatives that are less heavy and better in terms of performance.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```java
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Date d = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
        long ms = Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis();
    }
}
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```java
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Date d = new Date();
        long ms = System.currentTimeMillis();
    }
}
```
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