Java Program to Convert String to Date

Problem Description

Write a Java program to convert a string representation of a date into a Date or LocalDate object.

Code

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

public class StringToDate {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String string = "2023-10-25";
        LocalDate date = LocalDate.parse(string, DateTimeFormatter.ISO_DATE);

        System.out.println(date);
    }
}

Output

2023-10-25

Explanation

1. LocalDate: Represents a date without time-zone.
2. parse(): Parses the text string using a specific formatter.
3. DateTimeFormatter.ISO_DATE: Standard formatter for ISO date format (YYYY-MM-DD).