Instant plusSeconds() method in Java

An immutable copy of a instant where some seconds are added to it can be obtained using the plusSeconds() method in the Instant class in Java. This method requires a single parameter i.e. the number of seconds to be added and it returns the instant with the added seconds.

A program that demonstrates this is given as follows −

Example

 Live Demo

import java.time.*;
public class Demo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      Instant i = Instant.now();
      System.out.println("The current instant is: " + i);
      System.out.println("An instant with 10 seconds added is: " + i.plusSeconds(10));
   }
}

Output

The current instant is: 2019-02-12T12:23:14.131Z
An instant with 10 seconds added is: 2019-02-12T12:23:24.131Z

Now let us understand the above program.

First the current instant is displayed. Then an immutable copy of the instant where 10 seconds are added is obtained using the plusSeconds() method and this is displayed. A code snippet that demonstrates this is as follows −

Instant i = Instant.now();
System.out.println("The current instant is: " + i);
System.out.println("An instant with 10 seconds added is: " + i.plusSeconds(10));