Java Timestamp setTime() Method

The setTime() method of Timestamp class sets this class's object to indicate a point in time(milliseconds) after January 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT.

Syntax

Parameters

Here the parameter 'time' represents the number of milliseconds.

Overrides

The setTime() method of Timestamp class overrides:

setTime() method in class Date

Example 1

import java.sql.Timestamp;
public class JavaTimestampSetTimeExample1 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Timestamp ts1 = Timestamp.valueOf("2018-09-01 09:01:15");
        System.out.println("Timestamp : " + ts1);
        /* sets this class?s object to indicate a point in
        time(milliseconds) after January 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT*/
        ts1.setTime(4567577);
        System.out.println("New Timestamp : " + ts1);
    }
}

Test it Now

Output:

Timestamp : 2018-09-01 09:01:15.0
Milliseconds : 1970-01-01 06:46:07.577

Example 2

import java.sql.Timestamp;
public class JavaTimestampSetTimeExample2 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Timestamp ts1 = Timestamp.valueOf("2018-09-01 09:01:15");
        System.out.println("Timestamp : " + ts1);
        //passing negative long value
        ts1.setTime(-7123456789L);
        System.out.println("New Timestamp : " + ts1);
    }
}

Test it Now

Output:

Timestamp : 2018-09-01 09:01:15.0
New Timestamp : 1969-10-10 18:45:43.211

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