Java: Get current Date and Time from Server not System clock

Question

In my Java program, I need to create an instance of the current moment in time. I use

Date date = new Date();

This gives me the current dat

Answer 1

You could have a look at the Java NTP Client demo available at

http://www.docjar.com/html/api/examples/ntp/NTPClient.java.html

and some example code that utilizes this client

http://www.docjar.com/html/api/examples/ntp/TimeClient.java.html

It's about 170 lines of well documented java code.