Java tutorial
import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) { System.out.println(convertStringToDate("2010-09-23")); } public static Date convertStringToDate(String dateIn) { SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd"); Date date = null; try { date = formatter.parse(dateIn); System.out.println(date); System.out.println(formatter.format(date)); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return date; } }