Java Convert Date to LocalDate

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In this Java core tutorial we learn how to convert a java.util.Date object to java.time.LocalDate object in Java programming language.

How to convert Date to LocalDate in Java

In Java we can follow the steps below to convert a Date object to LocalDate object.

  • First step, convert Date object to Instant object.
  • Second step, Convert Instant object to ZonedDateTime with system default time zone.
  • Finally convert the ZonedDateTime to LocalDate using the toLocalDate() method.

The following Java program to show how to use the steps above to convert Date to LocalDate.

ConvertDateToLocalDateExample1.java 

import java.time.Instant;
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.ZoneId;
import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
import java.util.Date;

public class ConvertDateToLocalDateExample1 {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        Date date = new Date();

        Instant instant = date.toInstant();
        ZonedDateTime zonedDateTime = instant.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
        LocalDate localDate = zonedDateTime.toLocalDate();

        System.out.println("Date: " + date);
        System.out.println("LocalDate: " + localDate);
    }
}
The output as below. 
Date: Mon Apr 18 21:22:28 ICT 2022
LocalDate: 2022-04-18

We also can write it in one line of code as below. 

LocalDate localDate = date.toInstant().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toLocalDate();

The following Java program to use the line of code above to convert Date to LocalDate.

ConvertDateToLocalDateExample2.java 

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.ZoneId;
import java.util.Date;

public class ConvertDateToLocalDateExample2 {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        Date date = new Date();

        LocalDate localDate = date.toInstant().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toLocalDate();

        System.out.println("Date: " + date);
        System.out.println("LocalDate: " + localDate);
    }
}
The output as below. 
Date: Mon Apr 18 21:22:50 ICT 2022
LocalDate: 2022-04-18

Happy Coding 😊

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