Java tutorial
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy"); // Prints a value in 2014 System.out.println(format.parse("16-16-2013")); format.setLenient(false); // Throws an exception System.out.println(format.parse("16-16-2013")); } }