Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Locale; public class Main { public static Calendar YYYYMMDDHHMMSSToCalendar(String str) { if (str != null) { Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(); try { SimpleDateFormat FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss", Locale.getDefault()); cal.setTime(FORMAT.parse(str)); return cal; } catch (ParseException e) { return null; } } return null; } }