public Object clone()

// Java to illustrate clone() method
  
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
  
public class SimpleDateFormat_Demo {
    public static void main(String[] args)
        throws InterruptedException
    {
        // Initializing SimpleDateFormat
        SimpleDateFormat SDFormat
            = new SimpleDateFormat(
                "MM/dd/yyyy");
  
        // Displaying the formats
        Date date = new Date();
        String str_Date1
            = SDFormat.format(date);
        System.out.println("The Original: "
                           + (str_Date1));
  
        // Using clone()
        System.out.println("Is the clone equal? "
                           + SDFormat
                                 .clone()
                                 .equals(SDFormat));
    }
}

The Original: 01/30/2019
Is the clone equal? true