/*
Convert Date into milliseconds example
This example shows how to get the milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT
represented by this Date object, using getTime() method of java Date class
*/
import java.util.*;
public class ConvertDateIntoMilliSecondsExample{
public static void main(String args[]){
//create a Date object
Date date = new Date();
System.out.println("Date is : " + date);
//use getTime() method to retrieve milliseconds
System.out.println("Milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT : " + date.getTime());
}
}
/*
TYPICAL Output would be
Date is : Sun Sep 09 19:56:42 EDT 2007
Milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT : 1189382202606
*/
