get date in java code example

Example 1: java how to get current date

import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;  
import java.time.LocalDateTime;    
public class CurrentDateTimeExample1 {    
  public static void main(String[] args) {    
   DateTimeFormatter dtf = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");  
   LocalDateTime now = LocalDateTime.now();  
   System.out.println(dtf.format(now));  
  }    
}

Example 2: Get current date and time in java 8

// Get current date and time in java 8
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.LocalDateTime;
import java.time.LocalTime;
public class CurrentDateTimeJava8 
{
   public static void main(String[] args) 
   {
      LocalDate ld = LocalDate.now();
      System.out.println("Current date: " + ld);
      // get current time value
      LocalTime lt = LocalTime.now();
      System.out.println("Current time: " + lt);
      // get current date-time value
      LocalDateTime ldt = LocalDateTime.now();
      System.out.println("Current date-time: " + ldt);
   }
}

Example 3: java how to get current time

import java.util.Calendar;
Date currentTime = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();

Example 4: How to get current date and time in java

// how to get current date and time in java 
// using Date class and System.currentTimeMillis() method
import java.util.Date;
public class UsingDateClass
{
   public static void main(String[] args) 
   {
      Date dt = new Date();
      System.out.println(dt);
      long milliSeconds = System.currentTimeMillis();  
      Date date = new Date(milliSeconds);
      System.out.println(date); 
   }
}