Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class Main { public static Date stringToDate(String dateString) { SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm", Locale.ENGLISH); try { return format.parse(dateString); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return null; } }