Java Instant hashCode() method

The hashCode() method of Java Instant class is used to return a hash code for this instant.

Syntax

Parameters

No parameters.

Return

A random integer that is unique for each instance.

Example 1

import java.time.Instant;
public class InstanthashCodeExample1 {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      Instant instant = Instant.now();
      System.out.println(instant.hashCode());
   }
}

Output:

The output will be like this.

1226468241

Example 2

import java.time.Instant;
public class InstanthashCodeExample2 {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Instant instant = Instant.parse("2014-12-03T10:15:30.00Z");
    System.out.println(instant.hashCode());
    System.out.println(instant.getEpochSecond());
  }
}

Output:

The output will be like this.