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Java Date

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Summary

This lesson discusses how to display and manipulate dates and times in Java. The old method used class java.util.Date, while the modern method suggested was the java.time package such as LocalDate and LocalDateTime. The class is immutable and more accurate for the needs of date calculation.

Key points

New Date().toString() displays the current date and time easily
Since Java 8, use java.time.LocalDate, LocalTime, and LocalDateTime
LocalDate only keeps dates without clockwork
Methods such as getYear(), getMonthValue(), and getDayOfMonth() take the date part

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