[FIXED] Converting String to datePicker Format

Issue

In my project, I have a page that contains a datepicker element. I also have a date which is in the form of a string. I want to display the string (date) in the field of the datePicker. Is there any way to do this ?

This is my code:

import java.net.URL;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.fxml.FXML;
import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.DatePicker;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;



public void prevf()
{
    String dates="28/12/2002";
    LocalDate date=LocalDate.parse(dates);
    EndDateF.setValue(date); //Where EndDateF is a datePicker field
}

This had no effect, as the datePicker (EndDateF) was still blank.

I tried doing something like this as well:

Date newDate = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").parse(date); 

But this converts it to Date, and not LocalDate.

Is there any way to convert a String to such a format that can be displayed in the field of the datepicker ?

Solution

This is how you convert a String to LocalDate which is of a specific pattern:

String dateAsString = "28/12/2002";

DateTimeFormatter customDateTimeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd/MM/yyyy");

LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.parse(date, formatter);

And then set the value:

endDateDatePicker.setValue(localDate); 

Answered By - Renis1235
Answer Checked By - Willingham (JavaFixing Volunteer)