java.time.Instant.equals() Method Example

Description

The java.time.Instant.equals(Object otherInstant) method checks if this instant is equal to the specified instant.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.time.Instant.equals(Object otherInstant) method.

public boolean equals(Object otherInstant)

Parameters

otherInstant − the other instant, null returns false.

Return Value

true if the other instant is equal to this one.

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.time.Instant.equals(Object otherInstant) method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

import java.time.Instant;

public class InstantDemo {
   public static void main(String[] args) {

      Instant instant = Instant.parse("2017-02-03T10:37:30.00Z");
      System.out.println("Instant #1: " + instant);  

      Instant instant1 = Instant.parse("2017-03-03T10:37:30.00Z");
      System.out.println("Instant #2: " + instant1);  

      boolean result = instant.equals(instant1);
      System.out.println(result ? "Instant #1 is same as Instant #2."
         :"Instant #2 is not same as Instant #1.");  
   }
}

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −

Instant #1: 2017-02-03T10:37:30Z
Instant #2: 2017-03-03T10:37:30Z
Instant #2 is not same as Instant #1.