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K. Sharan, A. L. DavisBeginning Java 17 Fundamentalshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7307-4_16

16. Dates and Times

Kishori Sharan1   and Adam L. Davis2
(1)
Montgomery, AL, USA
(2)
Oviedo, FL, USA
 
In this chapter, you will learn:

  • What the Java Date-Time API is

  • The design principles behind the Date-Time API

  • The evolution of timekeeping, time zones, and Daylight Savings Time (DST)

  • The ISO-8601 standard for date, time, and datetime keeping

  • How to represent date, time, and datetime using the Date-Time API classes and how to query, adjust, format, and parse them

  • How to use the legacy Date API

  • How to interoperate between the legacy and new Date-Time APIs

The Date-Time API was introduced in Java 8 and has been enhanced since ...

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