Java Utility Library

Java Calendar - getTimeInMillis() Method



The java.util.Calendar.getTimeInMillis() method returns this Calendar's time value in milliseconds.

Syntax

public long getTimeInMillis()

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns the current time as UTC milliseconds from the epoch.

Exception

NA.

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.Calendar.getTimeInMillis() method returns the given Calendar's time value in milliseconds.

import java.util.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    //creating a Calendar object with specified date
    Calendar Cal = new GregorianCalendar(2015, 1, 25);

    //printing the Calendar
    System.out.println("The Calendar is: " + Cal.getTime());

    //printing the time value in milliseconds
    System.out.println("Time Value in Milliseconds: " + 
                        Cal.getTimeInMillis());
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

The Calendar is: Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 UTC 2015
Time Value in Milliseconds: 1424822400000

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