LocalDate parse() method in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 23 Apr, 2023

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:

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: