Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class Main { public static long formatToLong(String time, String template) { SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(template, Locale.CHINA); try { Date d = sdf.parse(time); Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance(); c.setTime(d); long l = c.getTimeInMillis(); return l; } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); return 0; } } }