What is at the moment best option for dealing with date in time in Android development, since Android studio doesn't yet support Java 8 (and new java.time package) (if I am correct)?
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2It does support Java 8. Well at least some of it. – Murat Karagöz Oct 05 '16 at 11:52
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You could use the [ThreeTen backport](https://github.com/ThreeTen/threetenbp). – assylias Oct 05 '16 at 11:56
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Maybe http://www.joda.org/joda-time/ ? – ShadowGod Oct 05 '16 at 19:25
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About java.time
The java.time framework is built into Java 8 and later. These classes supplant the troublesome old date-time classes such as java.util.Date, .Calendar, & java.text.SimpleDateFormat.
The Joda-Time project, now in maintenance mode, advises migration to java.time.
To learn more, see the Oracle Tutorial. And search Stack Overflow for many examples and explanations.
Java 6 & 7
Much of the java.time functionality is back-ported to Java 6 & 7 in ThreeTen-Backport.
Android: ThreeTenABP
That back-port is further adapted to Android in ThreeTenABP (see How to use…).
You should definitely avoid the troublesome confusing mess that is the legacy date-time classes.
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- Support for Java 8 language features requires a new compiler called Jack. Jack is supported only on Android Studio 2.1 and higher. So if you want to use Java 8 language features, you need to use Android Studio 2.1 to build your app. Source: developer.android.com/guide/platform/j8-jack.html
- For date's and Timestamp you can see the links given below: using [java.util.Date]https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/Date.html Or By using [java.text.SimpleDateFormat] https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html
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