Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static Date dateFormatter(String dateString) { DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("DD-MM-yyyy"); Date date; try { date = (Date) formatter.parse(dateString); return date; } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return null; } }