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LocalDate.now() / of() / getYear() / getMonth()

LocalDate.now() / of() / getYear() / getMonth()

LocalDate is a class that represents a date (year, month, day) without time information (Java 8+). It is part of the modern date-time API that replaces the legacy java.util.Date, and its instances are immutable.

Syntax

// Get today's date.
LocalDate today = LocalDate.now();

// Create a date with a specific year, month, and day.
LocalDate date = LocalDate.of(year, month, day);

// Get the year.
date.getYear();

// Get the month as a number (1–12).
date.getMonthValue();

// Get the day of the month (1–31).
date.getDayOfMonth();

Method List

Method	Description
LocalDate.now()	Returns today's date using the system default time zone.
LocalDate.of(year, month, day)	Creates a `LocalDate` for the specified year, month, and day.
getYear()	Returns the year as an `int`.
getMonthValue()	Returns the month as an `int` from 1 to 12.
getDayOfMonth()	Returns the day of the month as an `int` from 1 to 31.
getDayOfWeek()	Returns the day of the week as a `DayOfWeek` enum value (`MONDAY`–`SUNDAY`).
plusDays(long n)	Returns a new `LocalDate` with the specified number of days added.
isBefore(LocalDate)	Returns a `boolean` indicating whether this date is before the specified date.

Sample Code

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.DayOfWeek;

// Get today's date.
LocalDate today = LocalDate.now();
System.out.println(today); // e.g., prints "2025-04-01"

// Create a specific date.
LocalDate date = LocalDate.of(2025, 4, 1);
System.out.println(date.getYear());       // prints "2025"
System.out.println(date.getMonthValue()); // prints "4"
System.out.println(date.getDayOfMonth()); // prints "1"

// Get the day of the week.
DayOfWeek dow = date.getDayOfWeek();
System.out.println(dow); // prints "TUESDAY"

// Add days (returns a new object because LocalDate is immutable).
LocalDate next = today.plusDays(7);
System.out.println(next); // prints the date one week from today

// Compare dates.
LocalDate past = LocalDate.of(2020, 1, 1);
System.out.println(past.isBefore(today)); // prints "true"
System.out.println(past.isAfter(today));  // prints "false"

Notes

Because LocalDate is immutable, calling methods like plusDays() or minusMonths() does not modify the original object. To use the updated date, assign the returned new object to a variable.

If you need to account for time zones, see ZonedDateTime. To work with both date and time, see LocalDateTime.

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