Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static Date parseStringToDate(String formatDate, String inputDate) { SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(formatDate); try { Date date = formatter.parse(inputDate); return date; } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); return null; } } }