(Java) Transition from Cert.GetValidFromDt to Cert.ValidFromStr

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated GetValidFromDt method calls with ValidFromStr.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    CkCert cert = new CkCert();

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The GetValidFromDt method is deprecated:

    CkDateTime ckdt1 = cert.GetValidFromDt();
    if (cert.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(cert.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // ...
    // ...

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Do the equivalent using the ValidFromStr property

    CkDateTime ckdt2 = new CkDateTime();
    ckdt2.SetFromRfc822(cert.validFromStr());
  }
}