The getTime() method of Java Date class returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GTM which is represented by Date object.
Syntax:
public long getTime()
Parameters: The function does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: It returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GTM.
Exception: The function does not throws any exception.
Program below demonstrates the above mentioned function:
// Java code to demonstrate// getTime() function of Date class  import java.util.Date;import java.util.Calendar;public class GfG {    // main method    public static void main(String[] args)    {          // creating a Calendar object        Calendar c1 = Calendar.getInstance();          // set Month        // MONTH starts with 0 i.e. ( 0 - Jan)        c1.set(Calendar.MONTH, 11);          // set Date        c1.set(Calendar.DATE, 05);          // set Year        c1.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1996);          // creating a date object with specified time.        Date dateOne = c1.getTime();          System.out.println("Date: " + dateOne);          System.out.println(dateOne.getTime());    }} |
Output:
Date: Thu Dec 05 09:29:39 UTC 1996 849778179420
// Java code to demonstrate// getTime() function of Date class  import java.util.Date;import java.util.Calendar;public class GfG {    // main method    public static void main(String[] args)    {          // creating a Calendar object        Calendar c1 = Calendar.getInstance();          // set Month        // MONTH starts with 0 i.e. ( 0 - Jan)        c1.set(Calendar.MONTH, 11);          // set Date        c1.set(Calendar.DATE, 05);          // set Year        c1.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2000);          // creating a date object with specified time.        Date dateOne = c1.getTime();          System.out.println("Date: " + dateOne);          System.out.println(dateOne.getTime());    }} |
Output:
Date: Tue Dec 05 09:29:40 UTC 2000 976008580370
