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 getDateFromString(String date) { SimpleDateFormat sf = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss ZZZZZ yyyy"); sf.setLenient(true); Date ret = new Date(); try { ret = sf.parse(date); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return ret; } }