Java: Get current full date and time

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6. Get Current Date and Time

Write a Java program to get the current date and time.

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.util.*;
public class Exercise6 {
   public static void main(String[] args)
    {
   Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
    System.out.println();
    System.out.println("Current full date and time is : " + (now.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1) + "-"
        + now.get(Calendar.DATE) + "-" + now.get(Calendar.YEAR) + " "
        + now.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY) + ":" + now.get(Calendar.MINUTE) + ":"
        + now.get(Calendar.SECOND) + "." + now.get(Calendar.MILLISECOND));
	System.out.println();
    }
}

Sample Output:

Current full date and time is : 6-20-2017 14:51:24.303 

N.B.: The result may varry for your system date and time.

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Java program to display the current date and time in a custom format using SimpleDateFormat.
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• Write a Java program to get the current date and time and compute the corresponding day of the week.

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