java new Date code example

Example 1: how to create date class in java

// This creates a new Date instance with current system time. Internally It uses System.currentTimeMillis()
Date date = new Date();
// This creates a new Date instance with time that you specify in milliseconds since the epoch time
Date date = new Date(1672556400000L); // This time is Jan 1 2023 in GMT

Example 2: dates in java 8

LocalDate.of(2015, 02, 20);
 
LocalDate.parse("2015-02-20");

Example 3: dates in java 8

LocalTime sixThirty = LocalTime.parse("06:30");

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