Java difference between two times

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Calculating the Difference Between Two Java Date Instances

time1: 17:05 time2: 17:08

I'd like to get the difference in seconds.

Hopefully, internet does not yet exist in the timespace continuum. Elsewhere, I guess copy/pasting question title in google/bing/duckduckgo would bring you an anwser. — Riduidel, Dec 31 '10 at 10:19

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 31 '10 at 10:17

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 long diffInMillis =    newerDate.getTime() - olderDate.getTime()

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answered Dec 31 '10 at 10:17

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You can also use: `long diffInMillis = newerDate.getTimeInMillis() - olderDate.getTimeInMillis()` – HasanAboShally Apr 03 '13 at 08:52

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 31 '10 at 10:20

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long diffInSec =    (newerDate.getTime() - olderDate.getTime())/1000;

answered Dec 31 '10 at 10:20

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