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Java Clock Class | fixed() Method with Example

Clock Class fixed() method: Here, we are going to learn about the fixed() method of Clock Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on May 13, 2020

Clock Class fixed() method

• fixed() method is available in java.time package.
• fixed() method is used to represent this Clock as a fixed instant (i.e. it returns the same instant that is similar to this Clock).
• fixed() method is a static method, it is accessible with the class name and if we try to access the method with the class object then we will not get an error.
• fixed() method does not throw an exception at the time of representing Clock.

Syntax:

    public static Clock fixed(Instant f_in, ZoneId zo);

Parameter(s):

• Instant f_in – represents the fixed instant to use as this Clock.
• ZoneId zo – represents the time zone that is used to convert the fixed instant to date: time.

Return value:

The return type of this method is Clock, it returns the Clock object that have the same instant values.

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate the example 
// of fixed(Instant f_in, ZoneId zo) method of Clock

import java.time.*;

public class FixedOfClock {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        // Creating a fixed Instant   
        Instant in = Instant.ofEpochSecond(2500);

        // Instantiates two ZoneId for Accra 
        // and Asmara
        ZoneId zone_1 = ZoneId.of("Africa/Accra");
        ZoneId zone_2 = ZoneId.of("Africa/Asmara");

        // generates a Clock that returns the same 
        // instant for the given zone zone_1
        Clock cl_fixed = Clock.fixed( in , zone_1);

        // Display cl_fixed instant
        System.out.println("Clock.fixed(in,zone_1): " + cl_fixed.toString());

        // generates a Clock that returns the same 
        // instant for the given zone zone_2
        cl_fixed = Clock.fixed( in , zone_2);

        // Display cl_fixed instant
        System.out.println("Clock.fixed(in,zone_2): " + cl_fixed.toString());
    }
}

Output

Clock.fixed(in,zone_1): FixedClock[1970-01-01T00:41:40Z,Africa/Accra]
Clock.fixed(in,zone_2): FixedClock[1970-01-01T00:41:40Z,Africa/Asmara]