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LocalDate from() method in Java

The from() method of LocalDate class in Java method obtains an instance of LocalDate from a temporal object.

Syntax:

public static LocalDate from(TemporalAccessor temporal)

Parameter: This method accepts a parameter temporal which specifies the temporal object to convert and not null.

Return Value: It returns the local date and not null.

Exceptions: The function throws only DateTimeException which occurs if it is unable to convert it to a LocalDate.

Below programs illustrate the from() method of LocalDate in Java:

Note: The output will change on every run.




// Program to illustrate the from() method
  
import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;
  
public class GfG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
  
        LocalDate dt = LocalDate.from(ZonedDateTime.now());
        System.out.println(dt);
    }
}


Output:

2018-11-28

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/time/LocalDate.html#from(java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor)

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