how to convert a string to localdatetime java code example

Example 1: convert string to localdatetime

//convert String to LocalDateTime
String str = "2016-03-04 11:30";
DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm");
LocalDateTime dateTime = LocalDateTime.parse(str, formatter);

Example 2: string to localdate in java

DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("d/MM/yyyy");
  String date = "16/08/2016";

  //convert String to LocalDate
  LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.parse(date, formatter);

Example 3: how to turna date into a LocalDateTime java

public LocalDateTime convertToLocalDateTimeViaMilisecond(Date dateToConvert) {
    return Instant.ofEpochMilli(dateToConvert.getTime())
      .atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault())
      .toLocalDateTime();
}