Android examples for java.util:Date Format
parse string to Date in EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z format
import android.util.Log; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main{ private static SimpleDateFormat PARSER_GRIND = new SimpleDateFormat( "EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z", Locale.US); public static Date parseDate(String rawDate) { try {/*from www . j a v a 2 s . c o m*/ return PARSER_GRIND.parse(rawDate); } catch (ParseException e) { return new Date(); } } }