Retrieve the time that a BlackBerry device application retrieved GPS information

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Import the following classes:
- javax.microedition.location.LocationProvider
- javax.microedition.location.Location

Create an instance of a LocationProvider.

LocationProvider provider = new LocationProvider();

Invoke LocationProvider.getLocation() and assign the value that the method returns to a Location variable.
```
Location mylocation = provider.getLocation(-1);
```
Invoke Location.getTimeStamp() and assign the value that the method returns to a long variable. The time is retrieved from the GPS receiver on the BlackBerry® device.
```
long timestamp = myLocation.getTimeStamp();
```

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