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Convert String to sql date in java 8 [2021]

Convert String to SQL date in java 8 [2021]

In this tutorial, we will see how to convert string to SQL date in Java 8 with an example using the SQL Date class method.
String to sql date in java 8

Java SQL Date Example: Get Current Date

Let's see an example of how to get the current date using java SQL date.

Example:

 import java.sql.Date;

 public class SqlDateExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
	long milliseconds = System.currentTimeMillis();
	Date currentDate = new Date(milliseconds);
	System.out.println(currentDate);
    }
 }

Output:

 2021-07-23

String to SQL date in java 8

To Convert Java String to SQL date we will use java.sql.Date.valueOf(String s) method. 

Example:

  import java.sql.Date;

  public class StringToSqlDate {
     public static void main(String[] args) {

	String stringDate = "2021-07-23";
	System.out.println("String format date : " + stringDate);

	Date sqlDate = Date.valueOf(stringDate);
	System.out.println("String to sql date : " + sqlDate);

     }
  }

Output:

  String format date : 2021-07-23
  String to sql date : 2021-07-23  

Conclusion:

In this quick tutorial, we have covered how to convert String to SQL date in Java 8.

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