Here you can find the source of getNow()
public static Date getNow()
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w.jav a 2 s. c o m * Copyright 2015 heming.keh@gmail.com * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.Calendar; import java.sql.Date; public class Main { public static Date getNow() { Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(); return new Date(cal.getTimeInMillis()); } }