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Calendar setTimeInMillis() Method in Java with Examples

The setTimeInMillis(long mill_sec) method in Calendar class is used to set Calendars time represented by this Calendar from the passed long value.

Syntax:

public void setTimeInMillis(long mill_sec)

Parameters: The method takes one parameter mill_sec of long datat-type and refers to the given date that is to be set.

Return Value: The method does not return any value.

Below programs illustrate the working of setTimeInMillis() Method of Calendar class:
Example 1:




// Java code to illustrate
// setTimeInMillis() method
  
import java.util.*;
  
public class Calendar_Demo {
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
  
        // Creating calendar object
        Calendar calndr = Calendar.getInstance();
  
        // Getting the time in milliseconds
        System.out.println("The Current"
                           + " Time is: "
                           + calndr.getTime());
  
        // Changing time to 2000 milli-second
        calndr.setTimeInMillis(2000);
  
        // Displaying the new time
        System.out.println("After setting"
                           + " Time: "
                           + calndr.getTime());
    }
}


Output:

The Current Time is: Fri Feb 22 08:00:54 UTC 2019
After setting Time: Thu Jan 01 00:00:02 UTC 1970

Example 2:




// Java code to illustrate
// setTimeInMillis() method
  
import java.util.*;
  
public class Calendar_Demo {
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
  
        // Creating calendar object
        Calendar calndr = Calendar.getInstance();
  
        // Getting the time in milliseconds
        System.out.println("The Current"
                           + " Time is: "
                           + calndr.getTime());
  
        // Changing time to 8000 milli-second
        calndr.setTimeInMillis(8000);
  
        // Displaying the new time
        System.out.println("After setting"
                           + " Time: "
                           + calndr.getTime());
    }
}


Output:

The Current Time is: Fri Feb 22 08:01:02 UTC 2019
After setting Time: Thu Jan 01 00:00:08 UTC 1970

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Calendar.html#setTimeInMillis(long)

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