How to convert java.util.Date into current time in timestamp..?

Question

i am making a program in java. i am using the following code

u.setLastlogin(new java.util.Date());

above function accepts parameter as java.util.Date but i want to store this value in a database table where the column is of type timestamp?

can any one help how to code so that i can insert the current timestamp of the system in the table. thanks.

Answer 1

You can convert Date to Timestamp as follows:

Timestamp timestamp = new Timestamp(date.getTime());

And if you want timestamp of current date:

new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis())