java milliseconds_Java: How to add milliseconds to SimpleDateFormat

The following method I wrote gives me the time till seconds level.

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Calendar;

import java.util.Date;

private String getTime() {

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-M-yyyy hh:mm:ss");

String dateInString = "22-01-2015 10:20:56";

Date date = sdf.parse(dateInString);

return dateInString;

}

The time that displays with the above logic is 22-01-2020 10:20:56. But I need the time till milliseconds level which should display like this:- 22-01-2020 10:20:56:937. How do I add the milliseconds to the time string output?

# Answer 1

Incredibly it seems that this has never been asked in Stack Overflow yet. As per SimpleDateFormat JavaDocs, you would use the "S" format:

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-M-yyyy hh:mm:ss:SSS");

# Answer 2

Add „SSS“ to your format string.

Like so:

sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss.SSS");

# Answer 3

To show the milliseconds in the time we include “SSS” in the pattern which displays the Milliseconds.

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Calendar;

import java.util.Date;

private String getTime() {

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-M-yyyy hh:mm:ss.SSS");

String dateInString = "22-01-2015 10:20.56";

Date date = sdf.parse(dateInString);

return dateInString;

}