Java LocalDate toString() Method

This method is used to get String representation of this date. It returns this date as a String, such as 2017-12-03.

It is helpful if we want to convert LocalDate object to String object. The output will be in the ISO-8601 format uuuu-MM-dd.

It does not take any argument but returns a String. The syntax of the method is given below.

Syntax

public String toString()

Parameters:

It does not take any parameter.

Returns:

A string representation of this date.

Time for an Example:

Let's take an example to get a string representation of the localdate. Here, we have an object of localdate class and getting string by using the toString() method.

import java.time.LocalDate;
public class DateDemo {
	
	public static void main(String[] args){  
		
		LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.of(2020, 01, 10);
		System.out.println(localDate);
		String date = localDate.toString();
		System.out.println("String date : "+date);
	}
}

1970-01-10
Epoch Days : 9

Time for another Example:

Let's take another example to understand the toString() method. Here, we are using toString() method to get String representation of localdate object.

import java.time.LocalDate;
public class DateDemo {
	
	public static void main(String[] args){  
		
		LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.now();
		System.out.println(localDate);
		String date = localDate.toString();
		System.out.println("String date : "+date);
	}
}

2020-06-19
String date : 2020-06-19

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