Here you can find the source of hasTimeExpired(Timestamp referenceTime)
public static boolean hasTimeExpired(Timestamp referenceTime)
//package com.java2s; /*/*from w w w.j a v a 2s . com*/ * Copyright 2012 Bangkok Project Team, GRIDSOLUT GmbH + Co.KG, and * University of Stuttgart (Institute of Architecture of Application Systems) * All Rights Reserved. * * 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.sql.Timestamp; import java.util.Calendar; public class Main { public static boolean hasTimeExpired(Timestamp referenceTime) { long currentTime = getCurrentTime().getTime(); /* Only suspend if the point in time not already has passed by */ if (referenceTime != null && currentTime < referenceTime.getTime()) { return false; } return true; } public static Timestamp getCurrentTime() { return new Timestamp(Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis()); } }