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In LocalDate class, there are two types of parse() method depending upon the parameters passed to it.
 

parse(CharSequence text)

parse() method of a LocalDate class used to get an instance of LocalDate from a string such as ‘2018-10-23’ passed as parameter.The string must have a valid date-time and is parsed using DateTimeFormatter.ISO_LOCAL_DATE.
Syntax: 
 

public static LocalDate parse(CharSequence text)

Parameters: This method accepts only one parameter text which is the text to parse in LocalDate. It should not be null.
Return value: This method returns LocalDate which is the parsed local date-time.
Exception: This method throws DateTimeParseException if the text cannot be parsed.
Below programs illustrate the parse() method: 
Program 1: 
 

Java




// LocalDate.parse() method
 
import java.time.*;
 
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
 
        // create an LocalDate object
        LocalDate lt
            = LocalDate.parse("2018-12-27");
 
        // print result
        System.out.println("LocalDate : "
                           + lt);
    }
}


Output: 

LocalDate : 2018-12-27

 

parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)

parse() method of a LocalDate class used to get an instance of LocalDate from a string such as ‘2018-10-23’ passed as parameter using a specific formatter.The date-time is parsed using a specific formatter.
Syntax: 
 

public static LocalDate parse(CharSequence text,
                              DateTimeFormatter formatter)

Parameters: This method accepts two parameters text which is the text to parse and formatter which is the formatter to use.
Return value: This method returns LocalDate which is the parsed local date-time.
Exception: This method throws DateTimeParseException if the text cannot be parsed.
Below programs illustrate the parse() method: 
Program 1: 
 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate
// LocalDate.parse() method
 
import java.time.*;
import java.time.format.*;
 
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
 
        // create a formatter
        DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd MMM uuuu");
 
        // create a LocalDate object and
        LocalDate lt
            = LocalDate.parse("31 Dec 2018", formatter);
 
        // print result
        System.out.println("LocalDate : "
                           + lt.toString());
    }
}


Output: 

LocalDate : 2018-12-31

 

References: 
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/time/LocalTime.html#parse(java.lang.CharSequence) 
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/time/LocalTime.html#parse(java.lang.CharSequence, java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter)
 



Last Updated : 23 Apr, 2023
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