DateFormat.parse(String source) has the following syntax.
public Date parse(String source) throws ParseException
In the following code shows how to use DateFormat.parse(String source) method.
import java.text.DateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; //from w ww. ja v a2 s .c o m public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { Date date = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, Locale.CANADA).parse("21.33.03"); System.out.println(date); } }
The code above generates the following result.