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Java Calendar getTime() Method
Description
The Java Calendar getTime() method returns a Date object that represents this Calendar's time value.
Declaration
Following is the declaration for java.util.Calendar.getTime() method
public final Date getTime()
Parameters
NA
Return Value
The method returns a Date representing the time value.
Exception
NA
Getting Time from a Current Dated Calendar Instance Example
The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getTime() method. We're creating an instance of a Calendar of current date using getInstance() method and printing the date and time using getTime() method.
package com.tutorialspoint; import java.util.Calendar; public class CalendarDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { // create a calendar Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(); // print the time System.out.print("Date And Time Is: " + cal.getTime()); } }
Output
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −
Date And Time Is: Mon Sep 26 17:15:49 IST 2022
Getting Time from a Current Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example
The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getTime() method. We're creating an instance of a Calendar of current date using GregorianCalendar() method and printing the date and time using getTime() method.
package com.tutorialspoint; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.GregorianCalendar; public class CalendarDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { // create a calendar Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar(); // print the time System.out.print("Date And Time Is: " + cal.getTime()); } }
Output
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −
Date And Time Is: Mon Sep 26 17:16:16 IST 2022
Getting Time in Milliseconds from a Given Dated GregorianCalendar Instance Example
The following example shows the usage of Java Calendar getTime() method. We're creating an instance of a Calendar of a particular date using GregorianCalendar() method and printing the date and time using getTime() method.
package com.tutorialspoint; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.GregorianCalendar; public class CalendarDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { // create a calendar Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar(2025,8,26); // print the time System.out.print("Date And Time Is: " + cal.getTime()); } }
Output
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −
Date And Time Is: Sun Sep 26 00:00:00 IST 2025