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Calendar setTimeInMillis() Method in Java with Examples

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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
// 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
// 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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