Instant equals(Object otherInstant) example

Description

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

The comparison is based on the time-line position of the instants.

Syntax

equals has the following syntax.

public boolean equals(Object otherInstant)

Example

The following example shows how to use equals.

import java.time.Instant;
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public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Instant instant = Instant.parse("2014-12-03T10:15:30.00Z");
    System.out.println(instant.equals(Instant.now()));
 
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.