The getTime() fetches the time in millis for a certain Date. Can this be used reliably for dates say in the 18th century. We use the millis and store it in a string variable for future comparison. Is there a limit on how far in the past that this could be used?
I would highly recommend you take a look at JodaTime if you are doing date/time comparisons of the distant past. Or actually any sort of date/time comparisons and calculations. It is a great library!
Don't rely on getTime() for what you want to do. At least consider using Java's Calendar/GregorianCalendar. But personally, I'd suggest using JodaTime.
Of course, long is signed and for example 1.1.1701 is -8 488 782 000 000.
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