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 String d = String.valueOf(Calendar.DATE);        String m = String.valueOf(Calendar.MONTH +1);        String y = String.valueOf(Calendar.YEAR);        String date;        if (d.length() == 1)           d = "0" +d;        if (m.length() == 1)           m = "0" +m;        date = y + "." + m +"." + d;                tfDate = new TextField("Date (today)", date, 8, TextField.ANY);        this.append(tfDate);