Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static Date stringToDate(String dateString, int dbType) { SimpleDateFormat dateFormat; switch (dbType) { case 1: //SQLite format dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("LLL dd, yyyy h:mm:ss aa"); break; case 2: //MySQL format dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"); break; default: dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"); } Date convDate = new Date(); try { convDate = dateFormat.parse(dateString); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return convDate; } }