Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { /** * convert from 'String' format into 'Date' format * @param String sDate * @param String dateFormat * @return */ @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") public static Date StringToDate(String sDate, String dateFormat) { Date date = null; try { DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormat); date = formatter.parse(sDate); } catch (Exception e) { date = new Date(1900, 1, 1); } return date; } }