Java Instant ofEpochSecond() method

The ofEpochSecond() method of Java Instant class is used to obtain an instance of Instant using seconds from the epoch of 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The nanosecond field is set to zero.

Syntax

Parameters

epochSecond - The number of seconds from 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Return

An instant, not null.

Exceptions

DateTimeException - If the instant exceeds the maximum or minimum instant.

Example 1

import java.time.Instant;
public class InstantOfEpochSecondExample1 {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      Instant instant = Instant.ofEpochSecond(10000);
      System.out.println(instant);   
   }
}

Output:

The output will be like this.

1970-01-01T02:46:40Z

Example 2

import java.time.Instant;
public class InstantOfEpochSecondExample2 {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Instant instant = Instant.ofEpochSecond(123123123123L);
    System.out.println(instant.getEpochSecond());
    
  }
}

Output:

The output will be like this.