Java Date - getTime() Method
The java.util.Date.getTime() method returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT represented by this Date object.
Syntax
public long getTime()
Parameters
No parameter is required.
Return Value
Returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT represented by this date.
Exception
NA
Example:
In the example below, the java.util.Date.getTime() method returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT represented till the given Date object.
import java.util.*;
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//creating a Date
Date Dt = new Date();
//Number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970
long timediff = Dt.getTime();
//printing the time difference in milliseconds
System.out.println(timediff + " milliseconds");
}
}
The output of the above code will be:
1620471935681 milliseconds
❮ Java.util - Date
