Java System class currentTimeMillis() method with example

System class currentTimeMillis() method: Here, we are going to learn about the currentTimeMillis() method of System class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on September 15, 2019

System class currentTimeMillis() method

currentTimeMillis() method is available in java.lang package.
currentTimeMillis() method is used to return the current time in milliseconds.
currentTimeMillis() method is static, it is accessible with the class name too.
currentTimeMillis() method does not throw any exception.

Syntax:

    public static long currentTimeMillis ();

Parameter(s):

It does not accept any parameter.

Return value:

The return type of this method is long, it returns the current time in milliseconds.

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate the example of 
// currentTimeMillis () method of System Class

public class currentTimeMillis {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.print("The current time is: ");
        System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis() + " ms");
    }
}

Output

E:\Programs>javac currentTimeMillis.java
E:\Programs>java currentTimeMillis
The current time is: 1568565897586 ms

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