How to convert ReadableInstant (Joda time) to Java Date?

Question

How to convert ReadableInstant (in Joda Time) to java.util.Date? ReadableInstant does not seem to have methods to convert to Date.

Answer 1

Well, this is a little easier than I thought. ReadableInstant provides a getMillis () function that returns the time of an era as Long, so we can use it to convert to Date.

ReadableInstant instant;
Date date = new Date(instant.getMillis());

Answer 2

You can also use this.

ReadableInstant instant;
Date date = DateTime.toDateTime(instant.getChronology()).toDate();

But the performance is not very good.