From 4cf6c4966c3b523c71330b4bad30e2bc0b72efdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gauravkukade Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 10:31:23 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Add blogpost - How To Get Current Timestamp In Java? --- ...3-how-to-get-current-timestamps-in-java.md | 283 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 283 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/java-time/2021-05-13-how-to-get-current-timestamps-in-java.md diff --git a/_posts/java-time/2021-05-13-how-to-get-current-timestamps-in-java.md b/_posts/java-time/2021-05-13-how-to-get-current-timestamps-in-java.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dbbebce --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/java-time/2021-05-13-how-to-get-current-timestamps-in-java.md @@ -0,0 +1,283 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "How To Get Current Timestamp In Java?" +author: gaurav +categories: [Java, Java Time] +description: "In this article, we will see how to get the current timestamp in Java." +--- +In this article, we will see how to get the current timestamp in Java. + +To get the current timestamp in Java, we can use [`java.time.Instant`](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Instant.html) from Java 8 and [`java.sql.Timestamp`](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/sql/Timestamp.html) till Java 7. + +We check both [`java.time.Instant`](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Instant.html) and [`java.sql.Timestamp`](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/sql/Timestamp.html) one by one. + +## 1. Using `java.time.Instant` ( for Java 8) +As per the [javadoc](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Instant.html), +> This class models a single instantaneous point on the time-line. This might be used to record event time-stamps in the application. + +I have given an example below that shows how to get the current timestamp using `java.time.Instant` + +```java +import java.sql.Timestamp; +import java.time.Instant; +import java.util.Date; + +/** + * A Java Program to get current timestamp using using the java.time.Instant + * + * @author Gaurav Kukade at coderolls.com + * + */ +public class InstantExample { + + public static void main(String[] args) { + + Instant instant = Instant.now(); + System.out.println("1. instant: "+ instant); // 2021-05-13T15:05:18.734Z + + + //convert date object to instant + Date date = new Date(); + Instant instantFromDate = date.toInstant(); + + System.out.println("2. instantFromDate: " +instantFromDate); // 2021-05-13T15:05:18.873Z + + + //get instnat from the java.sql.Timestamp + Timestamp timestamp = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis()); + Instant instantFromTimestamp = timestamp.toInstant(); + + System.out.println("3. instantFromTimestamp: "+ instantFromTimestamp); // 2021-05-13T15:05:18.874Z + + //get the epoch timestamp in milliseconds + //epoch timestamp is number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT + Instant instant2 = Instant.now(); + long timeStampMillis = instant2.toEpochMilli(); + + System.out.println("4. timeStampMillis: "+ timeStampMillis); // 1620918318874 + + //get the epoch timestamp in seconds + Instant instant3 = Instant.now(); + long timeStampSeconds = instant3.getEpochSecond(); + + System.out.println("5. timeStampSeconds: "+ timeStampSeconds); // 1620918318 + + } + +} +``` +Output: +``` +1. instant: 2021-05-13T15:24:19.907Z +2. instantFromDate: 2021-05-13T15:24:19.988Z +3. instantFromTimestamp: 2021-05-13T15:24:19.988Z +4. timeStampMillis: 1620919459988 +5. timeStampSeconds: 1620919459 +``` +### Explanation: + +1. In the first case, we have used the `.now()` method of the `Instant` class to get the current timestamp. +2. In the second case, we have created a new `date` object, and then we have used the `.toInstant()` on the `date` object to get the current timestamp. +3. In the third case, we have created a new `timestamp` object using the system time in milliseconds. We can get the system time in millisecond using the `System.currentTimeMillis()`. To get the current timestamp (as instant) we have used the `.toInstant()` method on the `timestamp` object. +4. In the fourth case, we are trying to get the epoch timestamp in milliseconds. We can get it using the `.toEpochMilli()` method on the `instant` object. +5. In the fifth case, we are trying to get the epoch timestamp in seconds. We can get it using the `.getEpochSecond()` method on the `instant` object. + +## 2. Using `java.sql.Timestamp` ( for Java 7 and below) + +```java +import java.sql.Timestamp; +import java.util.Date; + +/** + * A Java program to get the current timestamp using java.sql.Timestamp + * + * @author Gaurav Kukade at coderolls.com + * + */ +public class TimestampExample { + + public static void main(String[] args) { + + //using system time in milliseconds + Timestamp timestampFromSystemTime = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis()); + System.out.println("1. timestampFromSystemTime: "+timestampFromSystemTime); // 2021-05-13 20:55:44.179 + + //using java.util.Date + Date date = new Date(); + Timestamp timestampFromDateObject = new Timestamp(date.getTime()); + System.out.println("2. timestampFromDateObject: " +timestampFromDateObject); // 2021-05-13 20:55:44.187 + + } + +} +``` +Output: + +``` +1. timestampFromSystemTime: 2021-05-13 20:55:44.179 +2. timestampFromDateObject: 2021-05-13 20:55:44.187 +``` + +### Explanation: + +1. In the first case, we are got the `timestamp` using the system time in milliseconds. We can get the system time in millisecond using the `System.currentTimeMillis()`. +2. In the second case, we have created a new `date` object, and then we have used the `.getTime()` on the `date` object to get the current time in milliseconds. We have passed the time milliseconds to timestamp constructor to get the current timestamp. + +Sometimes we may need to convert the `java.time.Instant` to `java.sql.Timestamp` or vice versa. So let's see both conversions below. + +## How to convert `Instant` to `Timestamp` In Java? + +I have given an example below that converts the `java.time.Instant` to `java.sql.Timestamp` class. + +```java +import java.sql.Timestamp; +import java.time.Instant; + +/** + * A Java Program to convert java.time.Instant to java.sql.Timestamp + * + * @author Gaurav Kukade at coderolls.com + * + */ +public class InstantToTimestamp { + + public static void main(String[] args) { + + // get Timestamp from Instant + Instant instant = Instant.now(); + Timestamp timestamp = Timestamp.from(instant); + System.out.println("Instant To Timestamp: " +timestamp); // 2021-05-13 21:07:44.381 + + + } + +} +``` + +Output: +``` +Instant To Timestamp: 2021-05-13 21:07:44.381 +``` +### Explanation: + +In the above example, we have used `.from()` of the `Timestamp` class to get the current timestamp from the `instant` object. + +```java +Timestamp timestamp = Timestamp.from(instant); +``` + + +## How to convert `Timestamp` to `Instant` In Java? + +I have given an example below that converts the `java.sql.Timestamp` to `java.time.Instant` class. + +```java +import java.sql.Timestamp; +import java.time.Instant; + +/** + * A Java Program to convert java.sql.Timestamp to java.time.Instant + * + * @author Gaurav Kukade at coderolls.com + * + */ +public class TimestampToInstant { + + public static void main(String[] args) { + + //get instnat from the java.sql.Timestamp + Timestamp timestamp = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis()); + Instant instant = timestamp.toInstant(); + System.out.println("Timestamp To Instant: " +instant); // 2021-05-13T15:39:08.046Z + + } + +} +``` + +Output: +``` +Timestamp To Instant: 2021-05-13T15:39:08.046Z +``` +### Explanation: + +In the above example, we have used the `.toInstant()` method on the `timestamp` object to get the current timestamp (as Instant ). + +## Conclusion + +We can get the current timestamp in java using the `Instant` and `Timestamp`. + +From Java 8, it is recommended to use the timestamp of the Instant class. We can get the current timestamp from `Instant`as is given below, + +```java +Instant instant = Instant.now(); + +//convert date object to instant +Date date = new Date(); +Instant instantFromDate = date.toInstant(); + +//get instnat from the java.sql.Timestamp +Timestamp timestamp = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis()); +Instant instantFromTimestamp = timestamp.toInstant(); + + +//get the epoch timestamp in milliseconds +//epoch timestamp is number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT +Instant instant2 = Instant.now(); +long timeStampMillis = instant2.toEpochMilli(); + + +//get the epoch timestamp in seconds +Instant instant3 = Instant.now(); +long timeStampSeconds = instant3.getEpochSecond(); +``` + +In Java 7 or below, we can use the `Timestamp` class to get the current timestamp. + +```java + //using system time in milliseconds +Timestamp timestampFromSystemTime = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis()); + +//using java.util.Date +Date date = new Date(); +System.out.println(date.getTime()); +Timestamp timestampFromDateObject = new Timestamp(date.getTime()); + +``` +Also we can convert the `java.time.Instant` to `java.sql.Timestamp` or vice versa. + + +**Instant To Timestamp** + +```java +Instant instant = Instant.now(); +Timestamp timestamp = Timestamp.from(instant); +``` + +**Timestamp to Instant** + +```java +Timestamp timestamp = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis()); + Instant instant = timestamp.toInstant(); +``` + +That's it for now. + +If you have any queries about the above article, please comment below. 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