import java.util.Date; public class Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { Date d1 = new Date(); System.out.println( d1.toString() ); Date d2 = new Date(0); // EST is 4 hours behind GMT System.out.println( d2 ); // Same effect as d2.toString() ! Date d3 = new Date(1000); // 1000 msec = 1 sec System.out.println( d3 ); // d3 is 1 sec later than d2 } }