Core Java| JSP| Servlets| XML| EJB| JEE5| Web Services| J2ME| Glossary| Questions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search Tutorials

Latest Questions
Comments
 
Convert Date to Long 
 

In this section you will learn to convert the date into a long format. The java.util package provides the functionality to convert a date type into a long type.

 

Convert Date to Long

                         

In this section you will learn to convert the date into a long format. The java.util package provides the functionality to convert a date type into a long type. 

Description of program:

The following program helps you in converting a date into a long type. First of all you need a date that needs to be converted. The DateFormat is a constructor to create a new  date format. The getTime() method is used to convert the given date into a long type. This method returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT represented by this Date object. which is of long type.

 

 Here is the code of program:

import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;

public class DateToLong {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    try {
      String str_date="11-June-07";
      DateFormat formatter ; 
      Date date ; 
      formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yy");
      date = (Date)formatter.parse(str_date)
      long longDate=date.getTime();
      System.out.println("Today is " +longDate );
    }
    catch (ParseException e){
      System.out.println("Exception :"+e);   
    }
  }
}

 Output of this program:

C:\date>javac DateToLong.java
C:\date>java DateToLong
Today is 1181500200000

Download this example.

                         

» View all related tutorials
Related Tags: java c ide array class div io matrix get vi this id define ping for program to learn ram ear

Leave your comment:

Name:

Email:

URL:

Title:

Comments:


Enter Code:

Audio Version
Reload Image
 

Note: Emails will not be visible or used in any way, and are not required. Please keep comments relevant. Any content deemed inappropriate or offensive may be edited and/or deleted.

No HTML code is allowed. Line breaks will be converted automatically. URLs will be auto-linked. Please use BBCode to format your text.

Add This Tutorial To:
  Del.icio.us   Digg   Google   Spurl   Blink   Furl   Simpy   Y! MyWeb 
Training Courses
Tell A Friend
Your Friend Name
Software Solutions
Least Viewed
Most Rated
Recently Viewed
Search Tutorials

 

 
 

Home | JSP | EJB | JDBC | Java Servlets | WAP  | Free JSP Hosting  | Search Engine | News Archive | Jboss 3.0 tutorial | Free Linux CD's | Forum | Blogs

About Us | Advertising On RoseIndia.net  | Site Map

India News

Indian Software Development Company | iPhone Development Company in India | Flex Development Company in India | Java Training Delhi | Java Training at Noida |

Send your comments, Suggestions or Queries regarding this site at roseindia_net@yahoo.com.

Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved.