Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { static public Date dateFromString(String str, String format) { SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(format); Date result = null; try { result = formatter.parse(str); } catch (ParseException e) { //e.printStackTrace(); } catch (NullPointerException e) { //e.printStackTrace(); } return result; } }