Java Data Type How to - Convert LocalDate to java.sql.Date

Question

We would like to know how to convert LocalDate to java.sql.Date.

Answer

import java.sql.Date;
import java.time.LocalDate;
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public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println(convertToDatabaseColumn(LocalDate.now()));
  }

  public static Date convertToDatabaseColumn(LocalDate localDate) {
    return Date.valueOf(localDate);
  }

}

The code above generates the following result.