java.time.LocalDate to java.util.Date

Question

What is the best way to convert from java.time.LocalDate to java.util.Date ?

Date.from(dateToReturn.atStartOfDay(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant()

I have been trying this one but does not seem to work correct with the time although converts the date month and year correctly.

Update : java.time.LocalDate does not save time informations Just used java.time.LocalDateTime instead and everything works fine.

What time do you expect? A LocalDate does not have any time information associated. — isnot2bad, Dec 02 '14 at 13:33
You say it “does not seem to work correct with the time.” Please describe the result you got, and the result you were expecting. — VGR, Dec 02 '14 at 14:03
possible duplicate of [Convert Java.time LocalDate into java.util Date type](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22929237/convert-java-time-localdate-into-java-util-date-type) — Basil Bourque, Dec 03 '14 at 02:02
@BasilBourque: OP's original question states (indirectly) that that answer does not work for him. — Mr. Polywhirl, Dec 03 '14 at 16:12

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 03 '14 at 01:59

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LocalDate ld = ...;
Instant instant = ld.atStartOfDay().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant();
Date res = Date.from(instant);

edited Dec 03 '14 at 01:59

Basil Bourque

answered Dec 02 '14 at 13:33

brso05

The link gave me the answer ! My (Stupid) mistake was that I assummed that java.time.LocalDate is the equivalent of java util Date while I need to use java.time.LocalDateTime cause LocalDate does not save time informations ! Thanks anyway ! – Nikos Dec 02 '14 at 14:13

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