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

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Question

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

Answer

import java.time.Instant;
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.ZoneId;
import java.util.Date;
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public class Main {

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

  public static Date fromLocalDate(LocalDate date) {
    Instant instant = date.atStartOfDay().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault())
        .toInstant();
    return Date.from(instant);
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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