Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import android.annotation.SuppressLint; public class Main { @SuppressLint("SimpleDateFormat") @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static <T> T convert(String string, Class<T> type) { try { if (string == null || string.trim().length() == 0) { return null; } if (type.getName().equals("java.util.Date")) { SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"); return (T) dateFormat.parse(string); } if (type.getName().equals("java.sql.Date")) { return (T) new java.sql.Date(java.sql.Date.parse(string)); } if (type.getSimpleName().equals("Calendar")) { SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"); Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); calendar.setTime(dateFormat.parse(string)); return (T) calendar; } } catch (Exception e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); } return null; } }