In a Servlet, I’ll like to obtain the datetime when a request is made.
I don’t want to use Java’s Date Class because it could not provide the accurate time.
Any help?
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In a Servlet, I’ll like to obtain the datetime when a request is made.
I don’t want to use Java’s Date Class because it could not provide the accurate time.
Any help?
You have three choices:
Use client’s computer time. This will require the client to send his or her system time explicitly in the request parameters or in a custom header. Not to mention arbitrary computer in the Internet might have much more inaccurate time.
Use external time servers to fetch current time.
…or just trust your server, if it uses ntp, you are on the safe side.