import java.util.*; public class DiffDemo { public static void main(String args[]) { try { long start = System.currentTimeMillis( ); System.out.println(new Date( ) + " "); Thread.sleep(5*60*10); System.out.println(new Date( ) + " "); long end = System.currentTimeMillis( ); long diff = end - start; System.out.println("Difference is : " + diff); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("Got an exception!"); } } }