Clock 

Introduction

The java.time.Clock class provides access to the current instant, date and time using a time-zone.

Class declaration

Following is the declaration for java.io.Clock class −

public abstract class Clock
   extends Object

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Class constructors

Sr.No.	Constructor & Description
1	protected Clock()This creates a Clock.

Class methods

Sr.No.	Method & Description
1	boolean equals(Object obj)This method checks if this clock is equal to another clock.
2	static Clock fixed(Instant fixedInstant, ZoneId zone)This method obtains a clock that always returns the same instant.
3	abstract ZoneId getZone()This method gets the time-zone being used to create dates and times.
4	int hashCode()This method gets a hash code for this clock.
5	int instant()This method gets the current instant of the clock.
6	long millis()This method gets the current millisecond instant of the clock.
7	static Clock offset(Clock baseClock, Duration offsetDuration)This method obtains a clock that returns instants from the specified clock with the specified duration added.
8	static Clock system(ZoneId zone)This method obtains a clock that returns the current instant using best available system clock.
9	static Clock systemDefaultZone()This method obtains a clock that returns the current instant using the best available system clock, converting to date and time using the default time-zone.
10	static Clock systemUTC()This method obtains a clock that returns the current instant using the best available system clock, converting to date and time using the UTC time-zone.
11	static Clock tick(Clock baseClock, Duration tickDuration)This method obtains a clock that returns instants from the specified clock truncated to the nearest occurrence of the specified duration.
12	static Clock tickMinutes(ZoneId zone)This method obtains a clock that returns the current instant ticking in whole minutes using best available system clock.
13	static Clock tickSeconds(ZoneId zone)This method obtains a clock that returns the current instant ticking in whole seconds using best available system clock.
14	static Clock withZone(ZoneId zone)This method returns a copy of this clock with a different time-zone.

Methods inherited

This class inherits methods from the following classes −

• Java.lang.Object