How do I set the current date in a DatePicker?

Question

I need to be able to choose date and time in my application It should either be done by using a dialog, or starting a new intent.

The way I have done it now, is that I have started a new intent, since I need to set both date and time.

My problem is that I need to set the current date on the Datepicker (This is possible with the Timepicker using setCurrentHour and setCurrentMinute) onCreate, and set that as a lower boundary.

I can't find any functions in the Android API for doing this with the DatePicker.

Anyone have a suggestion to solve this problem?

Thanks in advance!

Edit: Important: The DatePicker and TimePicker must be in the same dialog/intent

Here is how to set the current date & set the min & the max selectable date : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6421874/how-to-get-the-date-set-in-the-datepicker-widget-in-android/7961268#7961268 — , Nov 01 '11 at 00:42

score 74 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 04 '13 at 12:44

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Straight to code

Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
int mYear = c.get(Calendar.YEAR);
int mMonth = c.get(Calendar.MONTH);
int mDay = c.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);

DatePickerDialog dialog =
    new DatePickerDialog(this, mDateSetListener, mYear, mMonth, mDay);
dialog.show();

edited Nov 04 '13 at 12:44

Beryllium

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answered Jun 23 '11 at 09:38

Labeeb Panampullan

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then use these dialog always :) – Labeeb Panampullan Jun 23 '11 at 09:54

score 20 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 04 '13 at 12:45

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Try this:

Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
year = c.get(Calendar.YEAR);
month = c.get(Calendar.MONTH);
day = c.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);     

// set current date into datepicker
datepicker.init(year, month, day, null);

edited Nov 04 '13 at 12:45

Beryllium

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answered Jun 08 '13 at 11:40

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score 11 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 24 '17 at 15:16

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If you are simply looking for the equivalent of setCurrentHour() and setCurrentMinute() on TimePicker, but on DatePicker - see updateDate (int year, int month, int dayOfMonth) on DatePicker.

DatePicker mDatePicker = (DatePicker) findViewById(R.id.datePicker);
mDatePicker.updateDate(1994, 6, 12);
// Sets date displayed on DatePicker to 12th June 1994

edited Feb 24 '17 at 15:16

aleksandrbel

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answered Apr 25 '14 at 14:15

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For some reason, DatePicker in `DatePickerDialog` does not update currently showed year if I show it, then update DatePicker, and then show it again. I had to recreate the dialog again in my case. – Vadim Kotov Jan 30 '19 at 16:08

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 23 '11 at 09:31

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You can query the current date through the Calendar class.

Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
now.get(Calendar.WHATDOYOUNEED);

Feed it's get() method with different parameters to customize your query.

answered Jun 23 '11 at 09:31

Some Noob Student

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 23 '11 at 09:24

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The tutorial for the DatePicker seems to do exactly this?

http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/views/hello-datepicker.html

Refer to:

    // get the current date
    final Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
    mYear = c.get(Calendar.YEAR);
    mMonth = c.get(Calendar.MONTH);
    mDay = c.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);

    // display the current date (this method is below)
    updateDisplay();

answered Jun 23 '11 at 09:24

Codemonkey

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nah, i want to set the date on the datePicker, not a textview – Ikky Jun 23 '11 at 09:30

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 23 '11 at 09:27

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Check this it has pics to demonstrate.

answered Jun 23 '11 at 09:27

Ken D

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i also need to set the time in the same dialog or intent – Ikky Jun 23 '11 at 09:42

How do I set the current date in a DatePicker?

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