In this source code example, we will you how to format a LocalDate into dd-MM-yyyy format in Java.
Java format LocalDate to dd-MM-yyyy
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
import java.util.Date;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Before JDK 8:");
// yyyy-MM-dd
Date date = new Date();
SimpleDateFormat formatterD1 = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
String d1 = formatterD1.format(date);
System.out.println(d1);
System.out.println("\nStarting with JDK 8:");
// yyyy-MM-dd
LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.now();
DateTimeFormatter formatterLocalDate = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd-MM-yyyy");
String ld1 = formatterLocalDate.format(localDate);
System.out.println(ld1);
// or shortly
String ld2 = LocalDate.now().format(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd-MM-yyyy"));
System.out.println(ld2);
}
}
Output:
Before JDK 8:
10-11-2021
Starting with JDK 8:
10-11-2021
10-11-2021
Before JDK 8: 10-11-2021 Starting with JDK 8: 10-11-2021 10-11-2021