Convert java.util.Date to java.time.LocalDate
Short answer
Date input = new Date();
LocalDate date = input.toInstant().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toLocalDate();
Explanation
Despite its name, java.util.Date represents an instant on the time-line, not a "date". The actual data stored within the object is a long count of milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00Z (midnight at the start of 1970 GMT/UTC).
The equivalent class to java.util.Date in JSR-310 is Instant, thus there is a convenient method toInstant() to provide the conversion:
Date input = new Date();
Instant instant = input.toInstant();
A java.util.Date instance has no concept of time-zone. This might seem strange if you call toString() on a java.util.Date, because the toString is relative to a time-zone. However that method actually uses Java's default time-zone on the fly to provide the string. The time-zone is not part of the actual state of java.util.Date.
An Instant also does not contain any information about the time-zone. Thus, to convert from an Instant to a local date it is necessary to specify a time-zone. This might be the default zone - ZoneId.systemDefault() - or it might be a time-zone that your application controls, such as a time-zone from user preferences. Use the atZone() method to apply the time-zone:
Date input = new Date();
Instant instant = input.toInstant();
ZonedDateTime zdt = instant.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
A ZonedDateTime contains state consisting of the local date and time, time-zone and the offset from GMT/UTC. As such the date - LocalDate - can be easily extracted using toLocalDate():
Date input = new Date();
Instant instant = input.toInstant();
ZonedDateTime zdt = instant.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
LocalDate date = zdt.toLocalDate();
Java 9 answer
In Java SE 9, a new method has been added that slightly simplifies this task:
Date input = new Date();
LocalDate date = LocalDate.ofInstant(input.toInstant(), ZoneId.systemDefault());
This new alternative is more direct, creating less garbage, and thus should perform better.
Better way is:
Date date = ...;
Instant.ofEpochMilli(date.getTime()).atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toLocalDate()
Advantages of this version:
works regardless the input is an instance of
java.util.Dateor it's a subclass ofjava.sql.Date(unlike @JodaStephen's way). This is common with JDBC-originated data.java.sql.Date.toInstant()always throws an exception.it's the same for JDK8 and JDK7 with JSR-310 backport
I personally use an utility class (but it is not backport-compatible):
/**
* Utilities for conversion between the old and new JDK date types
* (between {@code java.util.Date} and {@code java.time.*}).
*
* <p>
* All methods are null-safe.
*/
public class DateConvertUtils {
/**
* Calls {@link #asLocalDate(Date, ZoneId)} with the system default time zone.
*/
public static LocalDate asLocalDate(java.util.Date date) {
return asLocalDate(date, ZoneId.systemDefault());
}
/**
* Creates {@link LocalDate} from {@code java.util.Date} or it's subclasses. Null-safe.
*/
public static LocalDate asLocalDate(java.util.Date date, ZoneId zone) {
if (date == null)
return null;
if (date instanceof java.sql.Date)
return ((java.sql.Date) date).toLocalDate();
else
return Instant.ofEpochMilli(date.getTime()).atZone(zone).toLocalDate();
}
/**
* Calls {@link #asLocalDateTime(Date, ZoneId)} with the system default time zone.
*/
public static LocalDateTime asLocalDateTime(java.util.Date date) {
return asLocalDateTime(date, ZoneId.systemDefault());
}
/**
* Creates {@link LocalDateTime} from {@code java.util.Date} or it's subclasses. Null-safe.
*/
public static LocalDateTime asLocalDateTime(java.util.Date date, ZoneId zone) {
if (date == null)
return null;
if (date instanceof java.sql.Timestamp)
return ((java.sql.Timestamp) date).toLocalDateTime();
else
return Instant.ofEpochMilli(date.getTime()).atZone(zone).toLocalDateTime();
}
/**
* Calls {@link #asUtilDate(Object, ZoneId)} with the system default time zone.
*/
public static java.util.Date asUtilDate(Object date) {
return asUtilDate(date, ZoneId.systemDefault());
}
/**
* Creates a {@link java.util.Date} from various date objects. Is null-safe. Currently supports:<ul>
* <li>{@link java.util.Date}
* <li>{@link java.sql.Date}
* <li>{@link java.sql.Timestamp}
* <li>{@link java.time.LocalDate}
* <li>{@link java.time.LocalDateTime}
* <li>{@link java.time.ZonedDateTime}
* <li>{@link java.time.Instant}
* </ul>
*
* @param zone Time zone, used only if the input object is LocalDate or LocalDateTime.
*
* @return {@link java.util.Date} (exactly this class, not a subclass, such as java.sql.Date)
*/
public static java.util.Date asUtilDate(Object date, ZoneId zone) {
if (date == null)
return null;
if (date instanceof java.sql.Date || date instanceof java.sql.Timestamp)
return new java.util.Date(((java.util.Date) date).getTime());
if (date instanceof java.util.Date)
return (java.util.Date) date;
if (date instanceof LocalDate)
return java.util.Date.from(((LocalDate) date).atStartOfDay(zone).toInstant());
if (date instanceof LocalDateTime)
return java.util.Date.from(((LocalDateTime) date).atZone(zone).toInstant());
if (date instanceof ZonedDateTime)
return java.util.Date.from(((ZonedDateTime) date).toInstant());
if (date instanceof Instant)
return java.util.Date.from((Instant) date);
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Don't know hot to convert " + date.getClass().getName() + " to java.util.Date");
}
/**
* Creates an {@link Instant} from {@code java.util.Date} or it's subclasses. Null-safe.
*/
public static Instant asInstant(Date date) {
if (date == null)
return null;
else
return Instant.ofEpochMilli(date.getTime());
}
/**
* Calls {@link #asZonedDateTime(Date, ZoneId)} with the system default time zone.
*/
public static ZonedDateTime asZonedDateTime(Date date) {
return asZonedDateTime(date, ZoneId.systemDefault());
}
/**
* Creates {@link ZonedDateTime} from {@code java.util.Date} or it's subclasses. Null-safe.
*/
public static ZonedDateTime asZonedDateTime(Date date, ZoneId zone) {
if (date == null)
return null;
else
return asInstant(date).atZone(zone);
}
}
The asLocalDate() method here is null-safe, uses toLocalDate(), if input is java.sql.Date (it may be overriden by the JDBC driver to avoid timezone problems or unnecessary calculations), otherwise uses the abovementioned method.
LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.parse( new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").format(date) );
If you're using Java 8, @JodaStephen's answer is obviously the best. However, if you're working with the JSR-310 backport, you unfortunately have to do something like this:
Date input = new Date();
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTime(input);
LocalDate date = LocalDate.of(cal.get(Calendar.YEAR),
cal.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1,
cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH));