The default format of java.util.date is something like this "Mon May 27 11:46:15 IST 2013". How can I convert this into timestamp and calculate in seconds the difference between the same and current time?
java.util.Date date= new java.util.Date();
Timestamp ts_now = new Timestamp(date.getTime());
The above code gives me the current timestamp. However, I got no clue how to find the timestamp of the above string.
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You can use the Calendar class to convert Date
public long getDifference()
{
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd kk:mm:ss z yyyy");
Date d = sdf.parse("Mon May 27 11:46:15 IST 2013");
Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
c.setTime(d);
long time = c.getTimeInMillis();
long curr = System.currentTimeMillis();
long diff = curr - time; //Time difference in milliseconds
return diff/1000;
}