Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static Date StrToDate(String str) { SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss"); Date date = null; try { date = format.parse(str); } catch (Exception e) { // TODO: handle exception e.printStackTrace(); } return date; } }