How to Get Year from a Date in Java

We will cover examples for both older Java Date class as well as the preferred new Java Date Time API LocalDate class.

Example: Java Date Class (before Java 8)

package org.code2care.examples;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Example {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Date date = new Date();
        SimpleDateFormat sdfForYear = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy");
        String year = sdfForYear.format(date);
        System.out.println("Year from date: " + date + " is " + year);
    }
}

Example: Using LocalDate (Java 8 or above)

package org.code2care.examples;

import java.time.LocalDate;

public class Example {

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

        LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.now();
        int year = localDate.getYear();
        System.out.println("Year from date: " + localDate + " is " + year);
    }
}