Time class in Java SQL

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Time class is a part of Java SQL package.This class is a thin wrapper around java.util.Date that allows JDBC API to identify this as a SQL TIME value. The initial value of time is set to 1st January, 1970. All values of time after that is positive and time before that is negative. Class Hierarchy:
java.lang.Object
  ↳ java.util.Date
      ↳ java.sql.Time 
Constructors:
  1. Time(long t): creates a Time object using a milliseconds time value.
Example to demonstrate how to create object of Time Class using Constructor: Java
// Java program to demonstrate
// Constructor of Time Class

import java.sql.*;

class GFG {
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        // time in milliseconds
        long milli = 123456789999l;

        // create a object
        java.sql.Time time = new java.sql.Time(milli);

        // display the time
        System.out.println("Time = " + time.toString());
    }
}
Output:
Time = 21:33:09
Methods:
Method Explanation
setTime(long t) sets the value of time using milliseconds
toString() Formats a time in JDBC time escape format.
valueOf(String s) Converts a string in JDBC time escape format to a Time value.
  • setTime(long time): This method sets a Time object using a milliseconds time value. Syntax:
    public void setTime(long time)
    Parameters: This method accepts a mandatory parameter time which represents the time to be set in milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
  • valueOf(String s): This method converts a string in JDBC time escape format to a Time value. Syntax:
    public static Time valueOf(String s)
    Parameters: This method accepts a mandatory parameter s which represents the time in format "hh:mm:ss" Return Value: This method returns a corresponding Time object
  • toString(): This method formats a time in JDBC time escape format. Syntax:
    public String toString()
    Return Value: This method returns a String in hh:mm:ss format.
  • Program to demonstrate setTime(), valueOf() and toString() methods: Java
    // Java program to demonstrate
    // setTime(), valueOf() and toString() methods:
    
    import java.sql.*;
    
    class GFG {
        public static void main(String args[])
        {
    
            // time in milliseconds
            long milli = 123456789999l;
    
            // create a object
            java.sql.Time time = new java.sql.Time(milli);
    
            // display the time
            System.out.println("Time = " + time.toString());
    
            // ----- setTime() -----
    
            // set another time
            // using setTime() method
            long milSec = 455415454l;
            time.setTime(milSec);
    
            // ----- toString() -----
    
            // display the time
            // using toString() method
            System.out.println("New Time = " + time.toString());
    
            // ----- valueOf() -----
    
            // using valueOf() method
            System.out.println("Value of 00:05:29 = "
                               + Time.valueOf("00:05:29"));
        }
    }
    
    Output:
    Time = 21:33:09
    New Time = 06:30:15
    Value of 00:05:29 = 00:05:29
    
    Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/sql/Time.html

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