java convert date to localdate

  DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("d/MM/yyyy");
  String date = "16/08/2016";

  //convert String to LocalDate
  LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.parse(date, formatter);

Date yourDate = new Date(); // this will be your java.util.Date instance to convert
LocalDate date = yourDate.toInstant().atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toLocalDate();

public LocalDateTime convertToLocalDateTimeViaMilisecond(Date dateToConvert) {
    return Instant.ofEpochMilli(dateToConvert.getTime())
      .atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault())
      .toLocalDateTime();
}

public LocalDate convertToLocalDateViaInstant(Date dateToConvert) {
    return dateToConvert.toInstant()
      .atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault())
      .toLocalDate();
}