In this section, you will learn how to convert date into milliseconds in Java.
Convert Date to Milliseconds
In this section, you will learn to convert a date into milliseconds. A millisecond is one thousand part of a second i.e. an unit for measuring the time.
Description of program:
This example helps you in converting a date into milliseconds. The Date() constructor represents the current date (time) in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) format. Here we use the getTime() method. This method converts the date into milliseconds as long type.
Here is the code program:
import java.util.*;
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Output of program:
C:\date>javac DateToMilliseconds.java C:\date>java DateToMilliseconds Today is 1181644914093 |