Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class Main { public static Date parseDateString(String dateString) { // "2014-04-26 09:00:22" Date date = null; SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss", Locale.US); try { date = dateFormat.parse(dateString); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return date; } }