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








Question

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

Answer

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

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println(fromDate(new Date()));
  }

  public static LocalDate fromDate(Date date) {
    Instant instant = Instant.ofEpochMilli(date.getTime());
    return LocalDateTime.ofInstant(instant, ZoneId.systemDefault())
        .toLocalDate();
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.