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Hi,

May i know which class I should to return the current time in
seconds / milliseconds?

I have try using Date and Calendar class
but seems no method with similar functions.

thx.

Michelle wrote:

> Hi,
>
> May i know which class I should to return the current time in
> seconds / milliseconds?
>
> I have try using Date and Calendar class
> but seems no method with similar functions.
>
> thx.

Look at System.currentTimeMillis().

--
Kind regards,
Christophe Vanfleteren

Michelle wrote:

> Hi,
>
> May i know which class I should to return the current time in
> seconds / milliseconds?
>
> I have try using Date and Calendar class
> but seems no method with similar functions.
>
> thx.

Forgot to add, if you're a newbie, c.l.j.help is probably the better group
to ask your questions in the future.

--
Kind regards,
Christophe Vanfleteren

"Michelle" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> May i know which class I should to return the current time in
> seconds / milliseconds?
>
> I have try using Date and Calendar class
> but seems no method with similar functions.

(new Date()).getTime () is the current time in milliseconds from Jan 1 1970
UTC. Alternative, use System.currentTimeMillis () which is also ms from
1/1/70.

Cheers,
Matt Humphrey http://www.iviz.com/

"Matt Humphrey" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Michelle" <> wrote in message
> news:cfqui2$2ct9$...
> > Hi,
> >
> > May i know which class I should to return the current time in
> > seconds / milliseconds?
> >
> > I have try using Date and Calendar class
> > but seems no method with similar functions.
>
> (new Date()).getTime () is the current time in milliseconds from Jan 1
1970
> UTC. Alternative, use System.currentTimeMillis () which is also ms from
> 1/1/70.
>
> Cheers,
> Matt Humphrey http://www.iviz.com/
>
>
Thanks.

"Christophe Vanfleteren" <> wrote in message
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> Michelle wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > May i know which class I should to return the current time in
> > seconds / milliseconds?
> >
> > I have try using Date and Calendar class
> > but seems no method with similar functions.
> >
> > thx.
>
> Forgot to add, if you're a newbie, c.l.j.help is probably the better group
> to ask your questions in the future.
>
> --
> Kind regards,
> Christophe Vanfleteren

Thanks.