Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class Main { public static String DATE_STORAGE_FORMAT = "EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z"; public static Date stringToDate(String dateString) { try { return new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_STORAGE_FORMAT, Locale.ENGLISH).parse(dateString); } catch (ParseException pex) { return new Date(0L); } } }