How to Get the Current Date and Time in Java 8 and Above

To get the current date and time in Java 8 and above we can make use of LocalDateTime.now().

Example:

package org.code2care.examples;

import java.time.LocalDateTime;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

public class Example {

    public static void main(String... args) {

        LocalDateTime currentDateTime = LocalDateTime.now();
        DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MM-dd-yyyy HH:mm:ss");
        String formattedDateTime = currentDateTime.format(formatter);
        
        System.out.println("Current Date and Time: " + formattedDateTime);
    }
}