Date milliseconds

[Punya Pratap Singh]

long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM dd,yyyy HH:mm:ss:ms");

java.util.Date resultdate = new java.util.Date(time);
//java.util.Date resultdate1 = sdf.format(time); //returns String I want Date.
// java.util.Date resultdate = sdf.parse(Long.toString(time)); //gives Exception
System.out.println(sdf.format(resultdate));

Prints--Jan 11,2011 11:54:40:5440

I am confused that 999 is the max value for millisecond and value greter than this converts into seconds,then why is it showing 5440 ?

also I want to format "resultdate" into Date again. convering long to String and then formatting It ,is giving format exception

[Christophe Verré]

What is "ms" in SimpleDateFormat ?

[Punya Pratap Singh]

milliseconds.

[Christophe Verré]

Really ? Did you have a look at the API ? Do you see "ms" anywhere ?

[Punya Pratap Singh]

Sorry Christophe .Its "S"

[Christophe Verré]

Yes. "SSS" should solve your problem

[Punya Pratap Singh]

Thanks a lot Christophe

[Rob Spoor]

"ms" is nothing more than minutes followed by seconds - 54 followed by 40, combining into 5440.

[Punya Pratap Singh]

Yes, Rob Thanks.