Java 8 – Difference between two LocalDate

By Atul Rai | Last Updated: July 4, 2020 Previous       Next

In Java 8, we can use Period.between(startDate, endDate) method to find out the difference between two LocalDate instances. Period is a final class introduced in JDK 1.8 and its static method between(startDate, endDate) return the period between the start date and end date.

Note:

• The result of this method can be a negative period if the end is before the start.
• The negative sign will be the same in each year, month and day.

package org.websparrow.java8;

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.Month;
import java.time.Period;

public class LocalDateDiff {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		LocalDate startDate = LocalDate.of(1947, Month.AUGUST, 15);

		LocalDate endDate = LocalDate.of(1950, Month.JANUARY, 26);

		Period period = Period.between(startDate, endDate);

		System.out.println("years:" + period.getYears());
		System.out.println("months:" + period.getMonths());
		System.out.println("days:" + period.getDays());
	}
}

years:2
months:5
days:11

References

1. Java 8 – Calculate difference between two LocalDateTime
2. Java 8– Calculate date & time difference between two Zone
3. Display all ZoneId in Java 8
4. Class LocalDate
5. Class Period