LocalDate from() method in Java

The from() method of LocalDate class in Java method obtains an instance of LocalDate from a temporal object.

Syntax:

public static LocalDate from(TemporalAccessor temporal)

Parameter: This method accepts a parameter temporal which specifies the temporal object to convert and not null.

Return Value: It returns the local date and not null.

Exceptions: The function throws only DateTimeException which occurs if it is unable to convert it to a LocalDate.

Below programs illustrate the from() method of LocalDate in Java:

Note: The output will change on every run.

// Program to illustrate the from() method

import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;

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

        LocalDate dt = LocalDate.from(ZonedDateTime.now());
        System.out.println(dt);
    }
}

Output:

2018-11-28

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/time/LocalDate.html#from(java.time.temporal.TemporalAccessor)