import java.util.Date;

class Thing {
    static Date getDate() {return new Date();}
}

// not importing Date here.

public class TestUsesThing {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(Thing.getDate().getTime()); // okay
        // Date date = new Date(); // naturally this wouldn't be okay
    }

}

Date date = new Date();

Date d = new Date(); // a statement

new Thing().getDate().getTime()

Date d = new Thing().getDate();

System.out.println( new Thing().getDate().getTime() )

System.out.println( new Thing().getDate() )

public java.util.Date getDate() {
  return this.date;
}

public Date getDate() {