Android examples for java.util:Date Parse
parse Date in dd-MM-yyyy format
import android.util.Log; import java.sql.Time; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; import java.util.GregorianCalendar; public class Main{ private static final String TAG = TimeDataHelper.class.getSimpleName(); public static Date parseDate(String date) { try {/*from ww w . j a va2 s . c om*/ return new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy").parse(date); } catch (ParseException e) { Log.e(TAG, e.toString()); } return null; } }