How to convert a LocalDate to an Instant?

Question

I work with the new DateTime API of Java 8.

How to convert a LocalDate to an Instant? I get an exception with

LocalDate date = LocalDate.of(2012, 2, 2);
         


        

Answer 1

In order to convert it to an instant you need to have a LocalDateTime instance, e.g.:

LocalDate.now().atStartOfDay().toInstant(ZoneOffset.UTC)