java sql date format
// This is an example to get the current date in java, with an sql date format /* I am using the imports below: import java.time.LocalDateTime import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter */ DateTimeFormatter dtf = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"); LocalDateTime now = LocalDateTime.now(); String dateTime = dtf.format(now); // the dateTime variable is now ready to be inserted in mysql // insert it as a String and it will be inserted in mysql as a dateTime