The java.time.Instant class is used to represent the specific moment on the time line
Java Instant class methods
| Method |
Description |
| Temporal adjustInto(Temporal temporal). |
It is used to adjust the specified temporal object to have this instant. |
| int get(TemporalField field) |
It is used to get the value of the specified field from this instant as an int. |
| boolean isSupported(TemporalField field) |
It is used to check if the specified field is supported. |
| Instant minus(TemporalAmount amountToSubtract) |
It is used to return a copy of this instant with the specified amount subtracted. |
| static Instant now() |
It is used to obtain the current instant from the system clock. |
| static Instant parse(CharSequence text) |
It is used to obtain an instance of Instant from a text string such as 2007-12-03T10:15:30.00Z. |
| Instant plus(TemporalAmount amountToAdd) |
It is used to return a copy of this instant with the specified amount added. |
| Instant with(TemporalAdjuster adjuster) |
It is used to return an adjusted copy of this instant. |
Example
package com.w3schools;
import java.time.Instant;
public class TestExample {
public static void main(String args[]){
Instant instant = Instant.parse("2018-04-03T10:32:40.00Z");
System.out.println(instant);
//now() method
instant = Instant.now();
System.out.println(instant);
}
} |
package com.w3schools;
import java.time.Instant;
public class TestExample {
public static void main(String args[]){
Instant instant = Instant.parse("2018-04-03T10:32:40.00Z");
System.out.println(instant);
//now() method
instant = Instant.now();
System.out.println(instant);
}
}
Output
2018-04-03T10:32:40Z
2018-04-15T14:16:19.521Z |
2018-04-03T10:32:40Z
2018-04-15T14:16:19.521Z