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javastringdatetimedatedate-conversion

convert string into java.util.date format in java

am having a string like this.

Thu Oct 07 11:31:50 IST 2010

I want to convert this into its exact date time format to store it in SQL.

Am familiar with so many string to date conversions like the following.

String dateString = "2001/03/09";

SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/mm/dd");
Date convertedDate = dateFormat.parse(dateString);

But i need to convert a string like Thu Oct 07 11:31:50 IST 2010 into its Date format with timestamp.

Can anyone explain the proper way of converting this into its java.util.Date format.?

Solution

  • Try this:

    SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy");

    For future reference read up on the SimpleDateFormat class: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html