Java.util.Date Class
Java Date Class
Java.util package provides a Date class which represents a specific instant in time, with millisecond precision.
Class declaration
The declaration of java.util.Date class is:
public class Date
extends Object
implements Serializable, Cloneable, Comparable<Date>
Class Constructors
| S.N | Constructors & Description |
|---|---|
| 1. |
Date() Allocates a Date object and initializes it so that it represents the time at which it was allocated, measured to the nearest millisecond. |
| 2. |
Date(long date) Allocates a Date object and initializes it to represent the specified number of milliseconds since the standard base time known as "the epoch", namely January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT. |
java.util.Date Methods
The java.util.Date class has a number of methods which are listed below:
Member Methods
| S.N | Methods & Description |
|---|---|
| 1. |
boolean after(Date when) Tests if this date is after the specified date. |
| 2. |
boolean before(Date when) Tests if this date is before the specified date. |
| 3. |
Object clone() Return a copy of this object. |
| 4. |
int compareTo(Date anotherDate) Compares two Dates for ordering. |
| 5. |
boolean equals(Object obj) Compares two dates for equality. |
| 6. |
static Date from(Instant instant) Obtains an instance of Date from an Instant object. |
| 7. |
long getTime() Returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT represented by this Date object. |
| 8. |
int hashCode() Returns a hash code value for this object. |
| 9. |
void setTime(long time) Sets this Date object to represent a point in time that is time milliseconds after January 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT. |
| 10. |
Instant toInstant() Converts this Date object to an Instant. |
| 11. |
String toString() Returns this Date object to a String form. |
Methods inherited
This class inherits the methods of following class:
- java.lang.Object
