Java Localdate Parse with Formatter

Introduction

In Java programming language, LocalDate class provides various methods to perform operations on date. One of the methods provided by LocalDate class is parse(). parse() method parses a given text string representing date and returns the corresponding LocalDate object. This lab will explain how to use LocalDate's parse() method in Java programming language.

Import Required Classes

We need to import the necessary classes before using them in our program.

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

Define a Format Object

To use the parse() method, we need to define a format object. The format object will be used by the parse() method to parse the given input string.

DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd");

Parse String to LocalDate

After defining the format object, we can use the parse() method to convert a given string to a LocalDate object.

LocalDate date = LocalDate.parse("2022-07-01", formatter);

Print the LocalDate Object

After parsing the string to a LocalDate object, we can print the object to output the date according to the format specified in the formatter.

System.out.println(date);

Use and Test the Code

Save the code in a file named LocalDateParse.java under the ~/project directory.
Use the following command to compile the code:

javac LocalDateParse.java

Use the following command to execute the code:

java LocalDateParse

If the code executes successfully, it will print the following output:

2022-07-01

Summary

In this lab, we learned how to use the parse() method of the LocalDate class in Java programming language. We followed the step-by-step guide to parse a string to a LocalDate object. We also explained how to define a formatter for the parse() method. Finally, we discussed how to print a LocalDate object.