Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static Date date(String date) { SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy"); Date value = null; try { value = format.parse(date); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return value; } }