Java — Date

LocalDate

import java.time.LocalDate;

LocalDate today = LocalDate.now();
LocalDate date = LocalDate.of(2024, 1, 15);

LocalTime

import java.time.LocalTime;

LocalTime now = LocalTime.now();

LocalDateTime

import java.time.LocalDateTime;

LocalDateTime dateTime = LocalDateTime.now();

Formatting

import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

DateTimeFormatter fmt = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd");
String formatted = today.format(fmt);

Mini Practice

1. Get current date
2. Create specific date
3. Format dates
4. Practice time operations

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