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

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Question

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

Answer

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

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

  public static Date fromLocalDateInUTC(LocalDate date) {
    return Date.from(date.atStartOfDay().toInstant(ZoneOffset.UTC));
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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