In this post, we will see how to convert LocalDate to Date. Java 8 has introduced a lot of new APIs for Date and time.
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There can be many ways to convert Java LocalDateTime to date.
Using Instant object
You can convert LocalDate to Date using Instant object which we can from Zone. Here is the code for the same:
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Date public static Date convertToDateUsingInstant(LocalDate date) { return java.util.Date.from(date.atStartOfDay() .atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()) .toInstant()); } |
Using java.sql.Date
The easiest way to convert LocalDate to Date is to use valueOf() method from java.sql.Date. You should prefer first approach because java.util.Date is meant for database layer and may change the dependency later in further java versions.
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public static Date convertToDateUsingDate(LocalDate date) { return java.sql.Date.valueOf(date); } |
Here is complete program to convert between LocalDate to Date.
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package org.arpit.java2blog; import java.time.LocalDate; import java.time.ZoneId; import java.util.Date; public class LocalDateToDateMain { public static void main(String[] args) { LocalDate ld = LocalDate.now(); Date dt1=convertToDateUsingInstant(ld); System.out.println("Using Instant:"+dt1); System.out.println("====================="); Date dt2=convertToDateUsingDate(ld); System.out.println("Using java.sql.Date: "+dt2); } public static Date convertToDateUsingDate(LocalDate date) { return java.sql.Date.valueOf(date); } public static Date convertToDateUsingInstant(LocalDate date) { return java.util.Date.from(date.atStartOfDay() .atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()) .toInstant()); } } |
Output:
Sun Thu Jan 07 00:00:00 IST 2021
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2021-01-07
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2021-01-07
That’s all about Java LocalDate to Date in Java 8.
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