Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static Date stringToDateTime(String str, String format) { DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat(format); try { return df.parse(str); } catch (ParseException e) { return null; } } }