Here you can find the source of generateTimestamp()
public static String generateTimestamp()
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w . j a va 2s . c om * Copyright 2012 Christe, Anthony * * This file is part of KiP. * * KiP is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * KiP is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with KiP. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; public class Main { /** * Creates a properly formatted time stamp * * @return time stamp */ public static String generateTimestamp() { return new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yy HH:mm:ss.SSS").format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime()); } }