How To Convert Date-time To Date In Java 8 and Higher Versions

To convert a date-time object to a date object, you can use the toLocalDate() method of the LocalDateTime class.

This method was added to Java 8 date-time API. So, can be used in Java 8 and higher versions such as Java 11, Java 17, etc.

The toLocalDate() method returns the date part from the date-time with the same year, month, and day.

For example, if we get the date from the "2022-03-14T17:28:13.048999208", then the result will be "2022-03-14";

Let's understand with the running code examples.

Get Date only From date-time in Java

/* 
 *  Code example to convert datetime to date object in Java
 */
import java.time.LocalDateTime;
public class JExercise {
	public static void main(String[] args) {		

		// parse the string date into date time
		LocalDateTime date = LocalDateTime.parse("2022-03-14T17:28:13.048999208");

		// Displaying date and time
		System.out.println("Date Time: "+date);

		// Get date only
		LocalDate ldate = date.toLocalDate();

		// Display result
		System.out.println("Date: "+ldate);
	}
}

Output:

Date Time: 2022-03-14T17:28:13.048999208
Date: 2022-03-14
 

Let's see the signature of this method:

public LocalDate toLocalDate()

Package Name: java.time;

Class Name: LocalDateTime

Return Value: It returns a date field from the LocalDateTime object with the same year, month, and day.

Parameters: No

Version: Since 1.8

Let's see some more examples.

How to get the current date from current date-time in java

You can get the current date from the current date-time object as well. Here, we first used the now() method to get the current date-time and then called the toLocalDate() method.

/* 
 *  Code example to convert datetime to date object in Java
 */
import java.time.LocalDateTime;
public class JExercise {
	public static void main(String[] args) {		

		// parse the string date into date time
		LocalDateTime date = LocalDateTime.now();

		// Displaying date and time
		System.out.println("Date Time: "+date);

		// Get date only
		LocalDate ldate = date.toLocalDate();

		// Display result
		System.out.println("Date: "+ldate);
	}
}

Output:

Date Time: 2022-07-14T21:48:28.251627300
Date: 2022-07-14
 

Get date of 2 days ahead in java

/* 
 *  Code example to convert DateTime to date object in Java
 */
import java.time.LocalDateTime;
public class JExercise {
	public static void main(String[] args) {		

		// Current date time
		LocalDateTime date = LocalDateTime.now();

		// Displaying date and time
		System.out.println("Date Time: "+date);

		// Get date only
		LocalDate ldate = date.toLocalDate();

		// Display result
		System.out.println("Date: "+ldate);
		
		// Date 2 days ahead
		ldate = date.toLocalDate().plusDays(2);
		System.out.println("Date 2 days ahead: "+ldate);

	}
}

Output:

Date Time: 2022-07-14T22:09:27.304649900
Date: 2022-07-14
Date 2 days ahead: 2022-07-16

Single Line Solution - Final Shot

Use this code to get results in a single line of code. If you are a beginner, skip this code.

LocalDateTime.now().toLocalDate()

This code will return a LocalDate object from the current date-time. You just copy and run this code to get the result instantly.