# I have to set text the Current date in an application. So I have Created a Keyword as follows

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**Category:** Web Testing\
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**Created:** [April 11, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/i-have-to-set-text-the-current-date-in-an-application-so-i-have-created-a-keyword-as-follows/42179 "2020-04-11T13:51:16Z")\
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package date\_Picker\_Functions

import static com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.ObjectRepository.findTestObject  
import static java.util.Calendar.\*

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat as SimpleDateFormat

import com.kms.katalon.core.annotation.Keyword as Keyword  
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords as WebUI

public class Current\_Date {

```
@Keyword

def call(){
	def date = new Date()
	
	def sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy")
	
	println sdf.format(date)
			
	return sdf.format(date)
	
}

```

}

Now I have to set text the variable date in the Application. How Can I do this? Can Anyone Please help me to sort it out?

I am getting the Error as,

No signature of method: static com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords.setText() is applicable for argument types: (com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject, com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject) values: [TestObject - ‘Object Repository/03. Account Payable (AP)/Page\_AP Invoice - UPM IBU PEJABAT/Post Date’, …] Possible solutions: setText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject, java.lang.String), getText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject), getText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject, com.kms.katalon.core.model.FailureHandling), setText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject, java.lang.String, com.kms.katalon.core.model.FailureHandling), clearText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject), clearText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject, com.kms.katalon.core.model.FailureHandling)

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Hi , I think the error is cause you are trying to set a ‘date’ with the settext method. but settext method im not sure if allows that. I know it allows string format.

Try this:

@Keyword  
def getCurrentDate(){  
Date date = new Date()  
String datePart = date.format(“dd/MM/yyyy”)  
return datePart  
}