Instant now() Method in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 21 Jan, 2019

In Instant class, there are two types of now() method depending upon the parameters passed to it.

now()

now() method of a Instant class used to obtain the current instant from the system UTC clock.This method will return instant based on system UTC clock.

Syntax:

public static Instant now()

Parameters: This method accepts no parameter.

Return value: This method returns the current instant using the system clock

Below programs illustrate the now() method:
Program 1:

// Java program to demonstrate 
// Instant.now() method 
  
import java.time.*; 
  
public class GFG { 
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    { 
  
        // create an Instant object 
        Instant lt 
            = Instant.now(); 
  
        // print result 
        System.out.println("Instant : "
                           + lt); 
    } 
} 

Output:

Instant : 2019-01-21T05:47:26.853Z

now(Clock clock)

now(Clock clock) method of a Instant class used to return the current instant based on the specified clock passed as parameter.

Syntax:

public static Instant now(Clock clock)

Parameters: This method accepts clock as parameter which is the clock to use.

Return value: This method returns the current instant.

Below programs illustrate the now() method:
Program 1:

// Java program to demonstrate 
// Instant.now() method 
  
import java.time.*; 
  
public class GFG { 
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    { 
  
        // create a clock 
        Clock cl = Clock.systemUTC(); 
  
        // create an Instant object using now(Clock) 
        Instant lt 
            = Instant.now(cl); 
  
        // print result 
        System.out.println("Instant : "
                           + lt); 
    } 
} 