jodatime Getting started with jodatime Introduction
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Joda-Time is a robust alternative to the Java date and time classes.
Prior to Java SE 8, the standard Java date and time classes like java.util.Calendar are difficult to use and prone to errors. Joda-Time emerged as the de-facto standard library for date and time manipulation in many open-source-projects.
However, starting with Java SE 8 the package java.time (JSR-310) is available and users are asked to migrate to the same since Joda-Time is now in maintenance mode.
When to use Joda-Time
You want to manipulate dates and times and:
- You are developing a project in an environment where Java SE8 is not available
- You are maintaining a legacy project that already uses Joda-Time
- You are developing a cross-platform project and you would like to maintain an API which has similarities to the APIs of other libraries like Noda Time and js-joda (although there is no exact match).
When not to use Joda-Time
- You don't need to work with dates and times
- You are developing a new project where Java SE8 is available: instead use the
java.time(JSR-310) classes.
Considerations for using Joda-Time in Android apps
Since the standard Joda-Time library can inflate the memory-footprint of apps, consider using joda-time-android. This is a fork optimized for Android development, and also contains a Joda-Time port of Android's native DateUtils.
