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Java: Display the current date and time

Java Method: Exercise-15 with Solution

Write a Java method to display the current date and time.

Pictorial Presentation:

Java Method Exercises: Display the current date and time

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Exercise15 {
 
 public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Obtain the total milliseconds since midnight, Jan 1, 1970
        long totalMilliseconds = System.currentTimeMillis();

        // Obtain the total seconds since midnight, Jan 1, 1970
        long totalSeconds = totalMilliseconds / 1000;

        // Compute the current second in the minute in the hour
        long currentSecond = (int)(totalSeconds % 60);

        // Obtain the total minutes
        long totalMinutes = totalSeconds / 60;

        // Compute the current minute in the hour
        long currentMinute = (int)(totalMinutes % 60);

        // Obtain the total hours
        long totalHours = totalMinutes / 60;

        // Compute the current hour
        long currentHour = (int)(totalHours % 24);

        long totalDays = totalHours / 24;

        // current year
        int currentYear = (int)(totalDays / 365) + 1970;


        long daysInCurrentYear = (totalDays - numberOfLeapYearsSince1970(currentYear)) % 365;
        if (currentHour > 0) daysInCurrentYear++; // add today

        // get current month number
        int currentMonthNum = getMonthFromDays(currentYear, (int) daysInCurrentYear);

        // getting current month name
        String month = getMonthName(currentMonthNum);

        // getting day of current month
        int daysTillCurrentMonth = getNumOfDaysToReachThatMonth(currentYear, currentMonthNum);

        int startDay = getStartDay(currentYear, currentMonthNum);
        int today = (int) daysInCurrentYear - daysTillCurrentMonth;
        String dayOfWeek = dayNameOfWeek( ((startDay + today) % 7));

        // Display results
        System.out.println("Current date and time: " + dayOfWeek + " " + month + " " + today +", " + currentYear
        +" " + currentHour + ":"
                + currentMinute + ":" + currentSecond );

    }

    public static String dayNameOfWeek(int dayOfWeek) {

        switch (dayOfWeek) {
            case 2: return "Monday";
            case 3: return "Tuesday";
            case 4: return "Wednesday";
            case 5: return "Thursday";
            case 6: return "Friday";
            case 7: return "Saturday";
            case 1: return "Sunday";
            default: return null;
        }
    }

    public static int numberOfLeapYearsSince1970(long year) {

        int count = 0;
        for (int i = 1970; i <= year; i++) {
            if (isLeapYear(i))count++;
        }
        return count;
    }


    public static int getMonthFromDays(int year, int days) {
        int dayTracker = 0;
        for (int i = 1; i <= 12; i++) {

            dayTracker += getNumberOfDaysInMonth(year, i);

            if (dayTracker > days) return i;
        }
        return 12;
    }

    public static int getNumOfDaysToReachThatMonth(int year, int month) {
        int dayTracker = 0;
        for (int i = 1; i < month; i++) {

            dayTracker += getNumberOfDaysInMonth(year, i);


        }
        return dayTracker;
    }

    /** Get the start day of month/1/year */
    public static int getStartDay(int year, int month) {
        final int START_DAY_FOR_JAN_1_1800 = 3;
        // Get total number of days from 1/1/1800 to month/1/year
        int totalNumberOfDays = getTotalNumberOfDays(year, month);

        // Return the start day for month/1/year
        return (totalNumberOfDays + START_DAY_FOR_JAN_1_1800) % 7;
    }

    /** Get the total number of days since January 1, 1800 */
    public static int getTotalNumberOfDays(int year, int month) {
        int total = 0;

        // Get the total days from 1800 to 1/1/year
        for (int i = 1800; i < year; i++)
            if (isLeapYear(i))
                total = total + 366;
            else
                total = total + 365;

        // Add days from Jan to the month prior to the calendar month
        for (int i = 1; i < month; i++)
            total = total + getNumberOfDaysInMonth(year, i);

        return total;
    }

    /** Get the number of days in a month */
    public static int getNumberOfDaysInMonth(int year, int month) {

        if (month == 1 || month == 3 || month == 5 || month == 7 ||
                month == 8 || month == 10 || month == 12)
            return 31;

        if (month == 4 || month == 6 || month == 9 || month == 11)
            return 30;

        if (month == 2) return isLeapYear(year) ? 29 : 28;

        return 0; // If month is incorrect
    }

    /** Determine if it is a leap year */
    public static boolean isLeapYear(int year) {
        return year % 400 == 0 || (year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0);
    }


    /** Get the English name for the month 1-12 */
    public static String getMonthName(int month) {
        String monthName = "";
        switch (month) {
            case 1: monthName = "January"; break;
            case 2: monthName = "February"; break;
            case 3: monthName = "March"; break;
            case 4: monthName = "April"; break;
            case 5: monthName = "May"; break;
            case 6: monthName = "June"; break;
            case 7: monthName = "July"; break;
            case 8: monthName = "August"; break;
            case 9: monthName = "September"; break;
            case 10: monthName = "October"; break;
            case 11: monthName = "November"; break;
            case 12: monthName = "December";
        }

        return monthName;
    }

}

Sample Output:

Current date and time: Thursday June 22, 2017 7:5:36

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

Flowchart:

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Flowchart: dayNameOfWeek

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Flowchart: numberOfLeapYearsSince1970

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Flowchart: getMonthFromDays

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Flowchart: getNumOfDaysToReachThatMonth

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Flowchart: getStartDay

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Flowchart: getTotalNumberOfDays

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Flowchart: getNumberOfDaysInMonth

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Flowchart: isLeapYear

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Flowchart: getMonthName

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