Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.sql.Timestamp cannot be cast to java.sql.Date

I am getting the below given error for the following code snippets:

  try {
        cRows = new CachedRowSetImpl();
        while(cRows.next()) 
        {
        MyClass myClass = new MyClass();
        myClass.setPrevDate(cRows.getDate("PREV_DATE")); // In debug mode, the error was throwing when I press Resume from here.
        }
      }

Error:

Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.sql.Timestamp cannot be cast to java.sql.Date

In the database, the datatype for the column is DATE only. I am not able to figure out where the Timestamp is coming here.

Solution

I have done a research on this issue and found some useful links. I found this confusion between DATE and TIMESTAMP is JDBC Driver specific. And most of the links suggest the use of -Doracle.jdbc.V8Compatible=true. For my JBoss I have set this in run.bat and the issue got resolved.

The oracle doc shares different solutions:

Alter your tables to use TIMESTAMP instead of DATE. This is probably rarely possible, but it is the best solution when it is.
Alter your application to use defineColumnType to define the columns as TIMESTAMP rather than DATE. There are problems with this because you really don't want to use defineColumnType unless you have to (see What is defineColumnType and when should I use it? ).
Alter you application to use getTimestamp rather than getObject. This is a good solution when possible, however many applications contain generic code that relies on getObject, so it isn't always possible.
Set the V8Compatible connection property. This tells the JDBC drivers to use the old mapping rather than the new one. You can set this flag either as a connection property or a system property. You set the connection property by adding it to the java.util.Properties object passed to DriverManager.getConnection or to OracleDataSource.setConnectionProperties. You set the system property by including a -D option in your java command line.

java -Doracle.jdbc.V8Compatible="true" MyApp

Here is the link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/jdbc-faq-090281.html#08_00