JAVA EE: How to use now methods of Java 8 LocalDate Class to get the current date

Tuesday 16 January 2018

How to use now methods of Java 8 LocalDate Class to get the current date | Java 8 Date and Time

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LocalDateDemo.java

import java.time.Clock;

import java.time.LocalDate;

import java.time.ZoneId;

public class LocalDateDemo

{

    public static void main(String[] args)

    {

        /*

         * Returns:the current date using the system clock and default

         * time-zone, not null

         */

        LocalDate date1 = LocalDate.now();

        System.out.println(date1);

        Clock clock = Clock.systemUTC();

        /*

         * Parameters:

         * 

         * clock - the clock to use, not null

         * 

         * Returns:the current date, not null

         */

        LocalDate date2 = LocalDate.now(clock);

        System.out.println(date2);

        ZoneId zoneId = ZoneId.systemDefault();

        /*

         * Parameters:

         * 

         * zone - the zone ID to use, not null

         * 

         * Returns:the current date using the system clock, not null

         */

        LocalDate date3 = LocalDate.now(zoneId);

        System.out.println(date3);

    }

}