JAVA EE: How to get current year using now methods of Year Class

Thursday 15 March 2018

How to get current year using now methods of Year Class | Java 8 Date and Time

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YearDemo1.java

import java.time.Clock;

import java.time.Year;

public class YearDemo1

{

    public static void main(String[] args)

    {

        Clock clock = Clock.systemDefaultZone();

        System.out.println(clock);

        /*

         * Parameters:

         * 

         * clock - the clock to use, not null

         * 

         * Returns:the current year, not null

         */

        Year year = Year.now(clock);

        System.out.println(year);

    }

}

Output

SystemClock[Asia/Calcutta]

2018

YearDemo2.java

import java.time.Year;

import java.time.ZoneId;

public class YearDemo2

{

    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 year using the system clock, not null

         */

        Year year = Year.now(zoneId);

        System.out.println(year);

    }

}