Java: Compute the difference between two dates (year, months, days)

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Write a Java program to compute the difference between two dates (years, months, days).

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.time.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Exercise1 {  
   public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        LocalDate pdate = LocalDate.of(2012, 01, 01);
        LocalDate now = LocalDate.now();
 
        Period diff = Period.between(pdate, now);
 
     System.out.printf("\nDifference is %d years, %d months and %d days old\n\n", 
                    diff.getYears(), diff.getMonths(), diff.getDays());
  }
}

Sample Output:

Difference is 5 years, 5 months and 20 days old

N.B.: The result may varry for your system date and time.

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

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• Write a Java program to compare two dates and output the difference in a "Y years, M months, D days" format.
• Write a Java program to determine the elapsed time between two dates and express it in years, months, and days.

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