Current Time Stamp

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

 

public static String getCurrentTimeInstance() throws Exception {

String currentTimeInstance = null;

try {

Date today = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();

// Create our date "formatter" (the date format we want)

SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd-hh.mm.ss");

// Create a new String using the date format we want

currentTimeInstance = formatter.format(today);

} catch (Exception e) {

APPLICATION_LOGS.error(e);

}

return currentTimeInstance;
}

 

 (OR)

 
//Returns the current time when the method is called
   public String getCurrentTime(){
     DateFormat dateFormat =
         new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss:SSS");
     Date dt = new Date();
     return dateFormat.format(dt);    
   }
 }