Java Calendar - getTime() Method
The java.util.Calendar.getTime() method returns a Date object representing this Calendar's time value (millisecond offset from the Epoch).
Syntax
public Date getTime()
Parameters
No parameter is required.
Return Value
Returns a Date representing the time value.
Exception
NA
Example:
In the example below, the java.util.Calendar.getTime() method is used to create a Date object from a given Calendar instance.
import java.util.*;
public class MyClass {
public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException{
//creating a Calendar instance
Calendar Cal1 = Calendar.getInstance();
//Creating a date object from calendar and printing it
System.out.println("The Calendar is: " + Cal1.getTime());
//Adding a delay of 2 seconds
Thread.sleep(2000);
//creating another Calendar instance
Calendar Cal2 = Calendar.getInstance();
//Creating a date object from calendar and printing it
System.out.println("Next Calendar is: " + Cal2.getTime());
}
}
The output of the above code will be:
The Calendar is: Sat May 08 10:29:26 UTC 2021 Next Calendar is: Sat May 08 10:29:28 UTC 2021
❮ Java.util - Calendar
