How can I set a Date object to the current system date/time?

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From: Blake Versiga
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 15:00

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How can I set a Date object to the current system date/time?

I use the following

Date currentDate = new Date();

but later in the app I want to update the variable currentDate to the system
date at that new point in time.

How can I do this?

Thanks, Blake

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