Java: Why is the Date constructor deprecated, and what do I use instead?

Question

I come from the C# world, so not too experienced with Java yet. I was just told by Eclipse that Date was deprecated:

Person p = new Person();

p.setDateOfBirth(new Date(1985, 1, 1));

Why? And what (especially in cases like above) should be used instead?

Answer 1

The specific Date constructor is deprecated, and Calendar should be used instead. The JavaDoc for Date describes which constructors are deprecated and how to replace them using a Calendar