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#  Overview
The static **`currentTimeMillis()` method** from the `java.lang.System` class is used to get the current program execution time in milliseconds. The millisecond will be returned as a unit of time. The value in milliseconds also depends on the underlying operating system and system architecture.
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## Syntax

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```java
static long currentTimeMillis()
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## Parameters
The function does not take any parameter.

## Return value
**`milliseconds`**: It returns the time difference between the current time and midnight on January 1, 1970 UTC in milliseconds.
> **Note:** Milliseconds are represented as **`ms`**.

## Example

// Program to check currentTimeMillis() method execution
public class Edpresso {
    // main method
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Calling currentTimeMillis() method
        System.out.println("Current time:" 
                            + " " + System.currentTimeMillis() + "ms");  
    }  
  
}

## Explanation 
* **Line 7**: `System.currentTimeMillis()` is called for the current time.

What is currentTimeMillis() in Java?

Gets the execution time in ms since January 1, 1970 UTC without any parameters.