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Compile Program
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javac DateExample.java


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Run Program
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java DateExample


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Program Output
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CURRENT DATE/TIME
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  new Date()                   : Wed May 06 04:37:51 EDT 2009

CURRENT DATE/TIME (FORMATTED OUTPUT)
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  new Date() Formatted         : 04/06/2009 04:37:51

DATE OBJECT FOR SPECIFIC TIME
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  new Date(24L*60L*60L*1000L) : Thu Jan 01 19:00:00 EST 1970
  new Date(0L)                : Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 1969

USE getTime() TO RETURN MILLISECONDS
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  Start Time : Wed May 06 04:37:51 EDT 2009
  ....................................................................................................
  End Time  : Wed May 06 04:46:12 EDT 2009
  That took 500848 milliseconds

USE RESULTS FROM elapsed_time ABOVE TO FORMAT OUTPUT
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Formatted output             : 00 hours 08 minutes 20 minutes

USE gsetTime() TO CHANGE A DATE OBJECT
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  new Date()                 : Wed May 06 04:46:12 EDT 2009
  setTime(24L*60L*60L*1000L) : Thu Jan 01 19:00:00 EST 1970

COMPARE DATES USING: before(), after(), equals()
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  Compare (Equals):
    - Wed May 06 04:46:12 EDT 2009
    - Wed May 06 04:46:12 EDT 2009
    - The two dates are equal.

  Compare (Equals):
    - Wed May 06 04:46:12 EDT 2009
    - Thu Jan 01 19:00:00 EST 1970
    - The two dates are NOT equal.

  Compare (Before):
    - Wed May 06 04:46:12 EDT 2009
    - Thu Jan 01 19:00:00 EST 1970
    - Wed May 06 04:46:12 EDT 2009 DOES NOT come before Thu Jan 01 19:00:00 EST 1970.

  Compare (After):
    - Wed May 06 04:46:12 EDT 2009
    - Thu Jan 01 19:00:00 EST 1970
    - Wed May 06 04:46:12 EDT 2009 comes after Thu Jan 01 19:00:00 EST 1970.

RETRIEVE MILLISECONDS
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  Number of milliseconds since 1/1/1970 (GMT) : 86400000
  Hash code for object                        : 86400000
  String  representation of date              : Thu Jan 01 19:00:00 EST 1970

PARSE STRING TO DATE
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  1994-02-14 parses as Mon Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 1994.