Date class Methods in Java

java.util.Date

The class Date represents a specific instant in time, with millisecond precision.

Some methods of Date class.

after(Date): This method tests if this date is after the specified date.

before(Date): This method tests if this date is before the specified date.

clone(): This method returns a copy of this object.

compareTo(Date): This method compares two Dates for ordering.

equals(Object): This method compares two dates for equality.

Date.from(Instant): This method obtains an instance of Date from an Instant object.

getTime(): This method returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT represented by this Date object.

hashCode(): This method returns a hash code value for this object.

setTime(long): This method sets this Date object to represent a point in time that is time milliseconds after January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.

toInstant(): This method converts this Date object to an Instant.

 toString(): This method converts this Date object to a string of the form: dow mon dd hh:mm: ss zzz yyyy