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Java TimeZone clone() Method with Example

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

TimeZone Class clone() method

• clone() method is available in java.util package.
• clone() method is used to copy or clone or return a shallow copy of this TimeZone.
• clone() method is a non-static method, it is accessible with the class object only and if we try to access the method with the class name then we will get an error.
• clone() method does not throw an exception at the time of cloning an object.

Syntax:

    public Object clone();

Parameter(s):

• It does not accept any parameter.

Return value:

The return type of the method is Object, it returns cloned copy of this TimeZone.

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate the example 
// of Object clone() method of TimeZone 

import java.util.*;

public class CloneOfTimeZone {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        // Instantiate TimeZone object
        TimeZone tz = TimeZone.getDefault();
        System.out.println("tz: " + tz);

        // By using clone() method is to
        // return shallow copy of this
        // timezone tz
        Object tz_clone = tz.clone();
        System.out.println("tz.clone(): " + tz_clone);
    }
}

Output

tz: sun.util.calendar.ZoneInfo[id="GMT",offset=0,dstSavings=0,useDaylight=false,transitions=0,lastRule=null]
tz.clone(): sun.util.calendar.ZoneInfo[id="GMT",offset=0,dstSavings=0,useDaylight=false,transitions=0,lastRule=null]