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System.currentTimeMillis

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Syntax

public static native long currentTimeMillis()

Returns

the difference, measured in milliseconds, between the current time and midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC.

Description

Returns the current time in milliseconds.

See the description of the class Date for a discussion of slight discrepancies that may arise between "computer time" and coordinated universal time (UTC).

See Also

Date