java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter converts java.time objects such as LocalDate, LocalTime, LocalDateTime and ZonedDateTime to and from text. Unlike the old SimpleDateFormat, it is immutable and thread-safe, so a single formatter can be stored in a static final field and shared. You can call date.format(formatter) or formatter.format(date); both give the same String.
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