Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.sql.Date; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; public class Main { public static Date convertStringtoDate(String data) { if (data == null || data.equals("")) return null; Date date = null; try { SimpleDateFormat formato = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss"); date = new java.sql.Date(formato.parse(data).getTime()); } catch (java.text.ParseException e) { date = null; } return date; } }