Get the current timestamp in Java

You can get the Timestamp in Java in various ways, let's see some examples,

Example 1: Using Date class (java.util.Date)

Date date = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
System.out.println(date);

Output: Sat Jul 24 10:55:39 PST 2021

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Example 2: Using Date class (java.sql.Date)

The default Date constructor from java.sql package only prints out the date in yyyy-MM-dd format,

Date date = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
System.out.println(date);

Output:2021-07-25

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Example 3: Using Timestamp class

Timestamp class from java.sql package extends the java.util.Date class,

Timestamp timestamp = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());
System.out.println(timestamp);

Output: 2021-07-25 13:51:48.021

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Read more: https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.sql/java/sql/Timestamp.html

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