Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static Date createDateTimeFromString(String dt_str, String dt_format) { if (dt_str == null || dt_format == null) { return null; } Date dt = null; try { SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(dt_format); dt = formatter.parse(dt_str); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return dt; } }