Calculates the elapsed time from the past to now. - Java java.util

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Calculates the elapsed time from the past to now.

Demo Code

/**/* w  w  w. j  ava  2s . c om*/
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 * Copyright (C) 2007 Asterios Raptis
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//package com.java2s;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        Date past = new Date();
        Date now = new Date();
        System.out.println(calculateElapsedTime(past, now));
    }

    /**
     * Calculates the elapsed time from the past to now.
     *
     * @param past
     *            The Date object in the past.
     * @param now
     *            The Date from now.
     * @return The elapsed time in long.
     */
    public static long calculateElapsedTime(final Date past, final Date now) {
        final long elapsedTime = now.getTime() - past.getTime();
        return elapsedTime;
    }
}

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