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OffsetDateTime from() method in Java with examples

The from() method of OffsetDateTime class in Java obtains an instance of OffsetDateTime from a temporal object.
Syntax : 
 

public static OffsetDateTime from(TemporalAccessor temporal)

Parameter : This method accepts a single parameter temporal which specifies the temporal object to convert, not null.
Return Value: It returns the local date, not null.
Exceptions: The function throws a DateTimeException that is if it is unable to convert to a OffsetDateTime.
Below programs illustrate the from() method:
Program 1 : 
 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate the from() method
 
import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
 
        // Function used
        OffsetDateTime date = OffsetDateTime.from(ZonedDateTime.now());
 
        // Prints the date
        System.out.println(date);
    }
}


Output: 

2018-12-12T08:24:12.442Z

 

Program 2
 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate the from() method
 
import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
 
        // Function used
        OffsetDateTime date = OffsetDateTime.from(ZonedDateTime.now());
 
        // Prints the date
        System.out.println(date);
    }
}


Output: 

2018-12-12T08:24:15.077Z

 

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/OffsetDateTime.html#from-java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor-
 

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