How to format LocalDate in Java using DateTimeFormatter

package org.code2care.java.examples;

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

public class LocalDateFormattingExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String dateFormat = "dd/MM/yyyy";
        LocalDate localDateNow = LocalDate.now(); //get the date
        System.out.println("LocalDate: " + localDateNow);
        DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(dateFormat);
        String formattedDate = localDateNow.format(formatter);
        System.out.println("Formatted LocalDate: " + formattedDate);

    }
}

Output:

You can choose from the date formats based on the how it is represented in a specific country or region.