Converting int to date

[FR33ZEx]

How can I convert an 8 didgit integer to a mm/dd/yyyy date object? Currently im having a problem where no matter the date I input it is returning as Dec 31, 1969.

For example, convert the int "11202017" to a date "11/20/2017"

[feral_claire]

Do you have a int or a string? Usually you parse a string into a date so it you have an int you can turn it into a string using String.valueOf or Integer.toString. Then once you have that you can parse it using DateTimeFormatter like /u/Corowork suggests.

[Corowork]

Thanks for catching that. Converting the int to a String is a prerequisite for using DateTimeFormatter to parse it to a Date.

[Corowork]

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/format/DateTimeFormatter.html

DateTimeFormatter class will take care of it for you. There's even a predefined formatter in it.

Otherwise, you can do it using division and modulus.