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java.time.LocalDate.format() Method Example
Description
The java.time.LocalDate.format(DateTimeFormatter formatter) method formats this date using the specified formatter.
Declaration
Following is the declaration for java.time.LocalDate.format(DateTimeFormatter formatter) method.
public String format(DateTimeFormatter formatter)
Parameters
formatter − the formatter to use, not null.
Return Value
the formatted date string, not null.
Exceptions
DateTimeException − if an error occurs during printing.
Example
The following example shows the usage of java.time.LocalDate.format(DateTimeFormatter formatter) method.
package com.tutorialspoint; import java.time.LocalDate; import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter; public class LocalDateDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { LocalDate date = LocalDate.parse("2017-02-03"); System.out.println(date); DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd/MM/YYYY"); System.out.println(formatter.format(date)); } }
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result −
2017-02-03 03/02/2017
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