The getTime() method of Java Date class returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GTM which is represented by Date object.
Syntax:
public long getTime()
Parameters: The function does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: It returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GTM.
Exception: The function does not throws any exception.
Program below demonstrates the above mentioned function:
// Java code to demonstrate // getTime() function of Date class import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Calendar;
public class GfG {
// main method
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// creating a Calendar object
Calendar c1 = Calendar.getInstance();
// set Month
// MONTH starts with 0 i.e. ( 0 - Jan)
c1.set(Calendar.MONTH, 11 );
// set Date
c1.set(Calendar.DATE, 05 );
// set Year
c1.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1996 );
// creating a date object with specified time.
Date dateOne = c1.getTime();
System.out.println( "Date: " + dateOne);
System.out.println(dateOne.getTime());
}
} |
Output:
Date: Thu Dec 05 09:29:39 UTC 1996 849778179420
// Java code to demonstrate // getTime() function of Date class import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Calendar;
public class GfG {
// main method
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// creating a Calendar object
Calendar c1 = Calendar.getInstance();
// set Month
// MONTH starts with 0 i.e. ( 0 - Jan)
c1.set(Calendar.MONTH, 11 );
// set Date
c1.set(Calendar.DATE, 05 );
// set Year
c1.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2000 );
// creating a date object with specified time.
Date dateOne = c1.getTime();
System.out.println( "Date: " + dateOne);
System.out.println(dateOne.getTime());
}
} |
Output:
Date: Tue Dec 05 09:29:40 UTC 2000 976008580370