Java Calendar Clone() Method

The clone() method is a method of object class and Object class is super class of all the classes of java. clone() method can be called for the object of calendar class also. Clone method returns the copy of the object.

Syntax

Parameter

This method does not accept any value.

Returns

This method returns the copy of this object.

Throws

CloneNotSupportedException.

Example 1

import java.util.Calendar;
public class CalendarCloneExample1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
      // create new calendar object.
     Calendar cal = (Calendar)  Calendar.getInstance();
      // print date for default value
      System.out.println("Actual Calendar Object : " + cal.getTime());
      // create a clone of first calendar object
     Calendar cal2 = (Calendar) cal.clone();
      // display the copy
      System.out.println("Cloned calendar object : " + cal2.getTime());
   }
}

Output:

Actual Calendar Object : Mon Jul 30 09:28:59 PDT 2018
Cloned calendar object : Mon Jul 30 09:28:59 PDT 2018

Example 2

import java.util.Calendar;
public class CalendarCloneExample2 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
      // create a new calendar object
     Calendar cal = (Calendar) Calendar.getInstance();
      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal.getTime());
// add 9 years to the YEAR feild
      cal.add((Calendar.YEAR), 9);
// create clone of first calendar object      
Calendar cal2 = (Calendar) cal.clone();
      // display the copy
      System.out.println("Cloned calendar object : " + cal2.getTime());
}
}

Output:

Mon Jul 30 09:39:08 PDT 2018
Cloned calendar object: Fri Jul 30 09:39:08 PDT 2027

Example 3

import java.util.Calendar;
public class CalendarCloneExample3 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
    // create a new calendar
       Calendar cal = (Calendar) Calendar.getInstance();
      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal.getTime());
// add 4 months to the MONTH feild
      cal.add((Calendar.MONTH), 4);
      //clone the first calendar object
Calendar cal2 = (Calendar) cal.clone();
      // display the copy
      System.out.println("Cloned calendar object : " + cal2.getTime());      
}
}

Output:

Mon Jul 30 09:42:52 PDT 2018
Cloned calendar object : Fri Nov 30 09:42:52 PST 2018

Example 4

import java.util.Calendar;
public class CalendarCloneExample4 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
      // create a new calendar
     Calendar cal = (Calendar) Calendar.getInstance();
      // print the current date and time
      System.out.println("" + cal.getTime());
      cal.add((Calendar.MONTH), 2);
      cal.add((Calendar.YEAR), 4);
      cal.add((Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH), 24);
      cal.add((Calendar.HOUR), 5);
      cal.add((Calendar.MINUTE), 60);
      cal.add((Calendar.SECOND), 360);
Calendar cal2 = (Calendar) cal.clone();
      // display the copy
      System.out.println("Cloned calendar object : " + cal2.getTime());
}
}       

Output:

Mon Jul 30 09:47:25 PDT 2018
Cloned calendar object : Mon Oct 24 15:53:25 PDT 2022

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