Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static final Date dateTimeFromStr(String stringDateTime) { SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"); Date time = null; try { time = sdf.parse(stringDateTime); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return time; } }