Clock systemDefaultZone() Method in Java with Examples
java.time.Clock.systemDefaultZone() method is a static method of Clock class which returns a clock that returns the current instant of the clock using best available system clock where Zone of the returned clock is default time-zone.
This method can use System.currentTimeMillis(), or other higher resolution clock for its implementation if the clock is available to use. This method is recommended to use when the current instant is needed without the date or time. But if operation of date and time is needed, then system() method must be used. This method is similar as system(ZoneId.systemDefault()). Returned clock from this method is immutable, thread-safe and Serializable.
Syntax:
public static Clock systemDefaultZone()
Returns: This method returns a clock that uses the best available system clock in the default zone
Example:
Code:
//Clock with default zone
Clock clock=Clock.systemDefaultZone();
System.out.println(clock.instant());
Output::
2018-08-21T10:25:52.361Z
Explanation::
when you call systemDefaultZone() for Clock
then the systemDefaultZone() method will
return a Class Object whose Zone is default Time Zone.
Below programs illustrates systemDefaultZone() method of java.time.Clock class:
Program 1: When Clock is created with systemDefaultZone().
This method makes clock zone to Default Zone. Below program print date and time of clock in ZonedDateTime format.
import java.time.*;
public class systemDefaultZoneMethodDemo {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Clock clock = Clock.systemDefaultZone();
Instant instant = clock.instant();
ZonedDateTime time = instant.atZone(clock.getZone());
System.out.println( "ZonedDateTime of class"
+ " with default Zone is "
+ time.toString());
}
}
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Output:
ZonedDateTime of class with default Zone is 2018-08-22T11:34:36.510Z[Etc/UTC]
Program 2: Print the zoneId using getZone() for clock created by systemDefaultZone().
import java.time.*;
public class systemDefaultZoneMethodDemo {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Clock clock = Clock.systemDefaultZone();
ZoneId zone = clock.getZone();
System.out.println( "ZoneID of class is " + zone);
}
}
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Output:
ZoneID of class is Etc/UTC
Reference:
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Clock.html#systemDefaultZone–
Last Updated :
10 Dec, 2018
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