What's the modern kotlin/java/android date/time pa...
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Colton Idle
07/18/2023, 6:38 PMWhat's the modern kotlin/java/android date/time package I should be using?
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mkrussel
07/18/2023, 6:41 PMThe Java 8 date library is useable from Android now with the correct desugaring options.
There's also the Kotlinx date time library, which is implemented on top of the Java 8 one for JVM and Android platforms.
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zt
07/18/2023, 9:35 PMive also been having this similar situation but all the current existing libraries either fall short in functionality or are limited by API levels
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Colton Idle
07/18/2023, 10:05 PMSo java 8 date libraries or the kotlinx datetime lib are my top 2 choices it seems?
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mkrussel
07/19/2023, 3:48 PM@zt You should be able to use the java 8 date libraries regardless of API version, you just need to link the desugaring libraries.
https://developer.android.com/studio/write/java8-support-table