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long createdAt = System.getTimeMillis();<br />
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should do
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long createdAt = System.getTimeMillis();

should do

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Thanks, had a feeling there would be a quick way.
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Thanks, had a feeling there would be a quick way.

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I'm working on an application where I want to give an object on creation, a time attribute so that i can later compare it's time of creation with the current time.<br />
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What's a good way to do this?<br />
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The Calendar class? though, getTimeInMillis() and setTimeInMillis()methods are protected so do I need a class of my own to extend Calendar before I can use these methods?
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I'm working on an application where I want to give an object on creation, a time attribute so that i can later compare it's time of creation with the current time.

What's a good way to do this?

The Calendar class? though, getTimeInMillis() and setTimeInMillis()methods are protected so do I need a class of my own to extend Calendar before I can use these methods?

Dealing with 'time'.

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