Java Date.getTime() Method

public long getTime()

The getTime() method is used to get the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT represented by this Date object.

Package: java.util

Java Platform: Java SE 8

Syntax:

getTime()

Return Value:
the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT represented by this date.

Return Value Type:

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Example: Java Date.getTime() Method

import java.util.Date;
import java.time.Instant;
public class Main {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a date
       Date date = new Date(2012, 2, 2);

      // Converts the said Date object to an Instant
       Instant i = date.toInstant();
       System.out.println(i);
   }
}
 

Output:

3912-03-02T00:00:00Z

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