Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static Date stringToTime(String paramString) { SimpleDateFormat localSimpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"); try { Date localDate = localSimpleDateFormat.parse(paramString); return localDate; } catch (ParseException localParseException) { } return null; } }