Module jdk.jfr
Package jdk.jfr

# Annotation Interface Timestamp

@Retention(RUNTIME) @Target({FIELD,TYPE,METHOD}) public @interface Timestamp
Event field annotation, specifies that the value is a point in time.

Since:
  9

- ## Optional Element Summary

  Optional Elements
  Modifier and Type
  Optional Element
  Description
  `String`
  `value`
  Unit for the time stamp.

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `static final String`
  `MILLISECONDS_SINCE_EPOCH`
  The unit for the difference, measured in milliseconds, between the current time and midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC.
  `static final String`
  `TICKS`
  The unit for the number of ticks that have transpired since some arbitrary starting date.

- ## Field Details

  - ### MILLISECONDS_SINCE_EPOCH

    static final String MILLISECONDS_SINCE_EPOCH
    The unit for the difference, measured in milliseconds, between the current time and midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### TICKS

    static final String TICKS
    The unit for the number of ticks that have transpired since some arbitrary starting date.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

- ## Element Details

  - ### value

    String value
    Unit for the time stamp.
    Returns:
      time stamp unit, not `null`
    Default:
      `"MILLISECONDS_SINCE_EPOCH"`