Java Date.setTime()Method

public void setTime(long time)

The setTime() method is used to set Date object to represent a point in time that is time milliseconds after January 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT.

Package: java.util

Java Platform: Java SE 8

Syntax:

setTime(long time)

Parameters:

Return Value:
a hash code value for this object.

Return Value Type: int

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Example: Java Date.setTime() Method

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      // create a date
      Date date = new Date(2012, 2, 2);

      // set the date for 100000 milliseconds after January 1, 1970 00:00:00 gmt.
      date.setTime(1000000000);

      // print the date
      System.out.println("New date: " + date.toString());
   }
}
 

Output:

New date: Mon Jan 12 13:46:40 UTC 1970

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