Java .clone()

The .clone() method of the Calendar class is used to return a copy of a Calendar object.

Syntax

result = myCalendar.clone()

Returns a copy of the myCalendar Calendar object.

Example

This example creates a calendar, displays it, clones it and displays its clone.

import java.util.*;

public class CalendarCloneExample {
  public static void main(String args[])
  {
    // Create a calendar object
    Calendar original_calendar = new GregorianCalendar(1971, 8, 13);

    // Print original calendar
    System.out.println(original_calendar.getTime());

    // Cloning the original
    Calendar copy_calendar = (Calendar) original_calendar.clone();

    // Print copy calendar
    System.out.println(copy_calendar.getTime());
  }
}

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Output for the above code will be:

Mon Sep 13 00:00:00 UTC 1971
Mon Sep 13 00:00:00 UTC 1971

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