String formattedDate = Dates.from("2022-01-01") .to("yyyy-MM-dd") .asString(); System.out.println(formattedDate); Date newDate = Dates.from("2022-01-01") .plusDays(7) .toDate(); System.out.println(newDate); boolean isAfter = Dates.from("2022-01-01") .isAfter(Dates.from("2021-12-31")); System.out.println(isAfter); Date parsedDate = Dates.from("2022-01-01") .toDate(); System.out.println(parsedDate);