Convert Date into milliseconds example

/*
  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
*/