Java SQL Date setTime() Method

The setTime() method of Java Date class sets an existing date object by using the given millisecond time value. The driver will set the time components to the time in the default time zone if the given milliseconds value contains time information. This method overrides the setTime method in class Date.

Syntax

Parameters

date - It is the milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT not to exceed the milliseconds representation for the year 8099. A negative number indicates the number of milliseconds before January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.

Returns

Example 1

public class JavaSQLDateSetTimeExample1 { 
	public static void main(String [] args)
	{
		
		long ctm=System.currentTimeMillis();
		java.sql.Date d=new java.sql.Date(ctm);
		d.setTime(1212121212);
		long getTime=d.getTime();
		System.out.println("Current time = "+getTime);	
	}
}

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Output: