{"id":23222,"date":"2024-03-16T00:59:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T00:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/the-calculation-method-of-system-currenttimemillis-and-the-conversion-of-time-units\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T00:45:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T00:45:04","slug":"the-calculation-method-of-system-currenttimemillis-and-the-conversion-of-time-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/the-calculation-method-of-system-currenttimemillis-and-the-conversion-of-time-units\/","title":{"rendered":"The calculation method of System.currentTimeMillis() and the conversion of time units."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The System.currentTimeMillis() method is used to obtain the current system time in milliseconds, which is the number of milliseconds that have passed since midnight on January 1, 1970 GMT.<\/p>\n<p>Unit conversion of time can be achieved by dividing or multiplying by the corresponding factor.<\/p>\n<p>1 second is equal to 1000 milliseconds<br \/>\n1 minute is equal to 60 seconds, which is equal to 60 * 1000 milliseconds<br \/>\n1 hour is equal to 60 minutes, which is equal to 60 * 60 * 1000 milliseconds<br \/>\n1 day is equal to 24 hours, which is equal to 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 milliseconds<br \/>\n1 week is equal to 7 days, which is equal to 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 milliseconds<\/p>\n<p>For example, you can convert the return value of System.currentTimeMillis() to seconds by dividing by 1000.<\/p>\n<p>We are first getting the current time in milliseconds using the System class, and then converting it into seconds by dividing by 1000.<\/p>\n<p>To convert seconds to the return value of System.currentTimeMillis(), you can multiply by 1000.<\/p>\n<p>Convert the current time in seconds to milliseconds by multiplying it by 1000.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that System.currentTimeMillis() returns the number of milliseconds that have passed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT, so when converting units, the effects of the time zone need to be considered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The System.currentTimeMillis() method is used to obtain the current system time in milliseconds, which is the number of milliseconds that have passed since midnight on January 1, 1970 GMT. 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