Java Data Type How to - Check if two dates are equal in Java 8

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Question

We would like to know how to check if two dates are equal in Java 8.

Answer

import java.time.LocalDate;
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public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {

    LocalDate date1 = LocalDate.now();
    LocalDate date2 = LocalDate.of(date1.getYear(), date1.getMonth(),
        date1.getDayOfMonth());
    if (date1.equals(date2)) {
      System.out.printf("Today %s and date1 %s are same date %n", date1, date2);
    }

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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