convert date to localdate java code example

Example 1: java 8 string to localdate

package com.mkyong.date;

import java.time.LocalDate;

public class JavaDateExample1 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String date = "2016-08-16";

        //default, ISO_LOCAL_DATE
        LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.parse(date);

        System.out.println(localDate);

    }
}
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Example 2: date to localdate

dateToConvert.toInstant()
      .atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault())
      .toLocalDate();

Example 3: local date to date java

public LocalDate convertToLocalDateViaInstant(Date dateToConvert) {
    return dateToConvert.toInstant()
      .atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault())
      .toLocalDate();
}

Example 4: java date to localdate

LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.parse( new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").format(date) );