JAVA EE: How to get the current time using now methods of Java 8 LocalTime Class

Thursday 18 January 2018

How to get the current time using now methods of Java 8 LocalTime Class | Java 8 Date and Time

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LocalTimeDemo1.java

import java.time.Clock;

import java.time.LocalTime;

public class LocalTimeDemo1

{

    public static void main(String[] args)

    {

        Clock clock = Clock.systemUTC();

        /*

         * Parameters:

         * 

         * clock - the clock to use, not null

         * 

         * Returns: 

         * 

         * the current time, not null

         */

        LocalTime time = LocalTime.now(clock);

        System.out.println(time);

    }

}

Output

04:59:41.320

LocalTimeDemo2.java

import java.time.LocalTime;

import java.time.ZoneId;

public class LocalTimeDemo2

{

    public static void main(String[] args)

    {

        ZoneId zoneId = ZoneId.systemDefault();

        System.out.println(zoneId);

        /*

         * Parameters:

         * 

         * zone - the zone ID to use, not null

         * 

         * Returns:

         * 

         * the current time using the system clock, not null

         */

        LocalTime time = LocalTime.now(zoneId);

        System.out.println(time);

    }

}