Java Convert Date to SQL Date

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

How to convert Date to SQL Date in Java

In Java, with a given Date object we can use follow the steps to convert it to a SQL Date object.

• Step 1: using the Date.getTime() method to return number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
• Step 2: using the java.sql.Date(long date) constructor to instantiate a new SQL Date object from milliseconds value of step 1.

ConvertDateToSQLDateExample1.java

import java.util.Date;

public class ConvertDateToSQLDateExample1 {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        Date date = new Date();

        // Convert Date object to SQL Date object
        java.sql.Date sqlDate = new java.sql.Date(date.getTime());

        System.out.println("Date: " + date);
        System.out.println("SQL Date: " + sqlDate);
    }
}

Date: Mon May 23 12:46:09 ICT 2022
SQL Date: 2022-05-23

Happy Coding 😊

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