# Configuring a Date

It is easy to use the setDate routine, along with a tJava component to change the year of the current date, for example:

```
System.out.println(TalendDate.formatDate("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss",new Date()));
System.out.println(TalendDate.setDate(new Date(),2011,"yyyy"));
```

The current date, followed by the new date are displayed in the Run view:

![The result is 2010/02/26 18:03:14 and then Sat Feb 26 18:03:14 CET 2011 in the Run view.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/routines14_e.png)