Java8 new features of the time and date API
Java8 includes a new time and date API, which is placed under the java.time package. This new time-date API is immutable and thread-safe (This class is immutable and thread-safe).
Local time: LocalDate, LocalTime, LocalDateTime Instances of the classes localDate, LocalTime, and LocalDateTime are immutable objects that represent the date, time, date, and time, respectively, using the ISO-8601 calendar system. They provide a simple date or time and do not contain current time information.