C# DateTime.Ticks equivalent in Java

Question

What is the Java equivalent of DateTime.Ticks in C#?

DateTime dt = new DateTime(2010, 9, 14, 0, 0, 0);
Console.WriteLine(\"Ticks: {0}\", dt.Ticks);
         


        

Answer 1

System.nanoTime() gives you nanoseconds in Java (since 1.6). You'll still need to shift/rescale, but no precision will be lost.