Besoin de recuperer date

/**
     * Return the current Date from the system
     * 
     * @return 
     */
    
    public Date getCurrentDate() {
        Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();
        Date creationDate = cal.getTime();
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(this.simpleDateFormat);
        try {
            return sdf.parse(creationDate.toString());
        } catch (ParseException ex) {
            System.err.println("GlobalFunctions.java > getCurrentDate() : " + ex);
        }
        return cal.getTime();
    }