Java finding difference between times

Question

i have some problem while finding difference between times, if i try to find difference in todays time (say t1 = \"08:00:00\" and t2 = \"10:00:00\" then it is giving correct

Answer 1

String time1 = "08:00:00";
String time2 = "17:00:00";

SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");
Date date1 = format.parse(time1);
Date date2 = format.parse(time2);
long difference = date2.getTime() - date1.getTime();