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Geting time in Java

Answer 1

+10 A:

You mean epoch time? You can use

long epoch = (System.currentTimeMillis()/1000L);

that will get the number of seconds since January 1st 1970 UTC time.

this belongs on StackOverflow though, it will be moved there shortly so please don't repost.

John T 2010-01-26 19:23:15

Voting you up for a more complete answer:)

phoebus 2010-01-26 21:59:34

You should divide by 1000L rather than 1000 to avoid unecessary casting.

Adamski 2010-01-26 22:32:22

@Adamski haven't used java in a while, I only program now for making personal tasks faster :) Thanks for the heads up.

John T 2010-01-27 18:23:58

Answer 2

+3 A:

java.lang.System.currentTimeMillis() gives you the time since Jan 1, 1970 in milliseconds. Just divide by 1000 to get the time in seconds.

phoebus 2010-01-26 19:24:47

+1 assuming it was posted simultaneously, as it happens all the time

stacker 2010-01-26 21:16:05

Geting time in Java