Java tutorial
import java.sql.Timestamp; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Util { public static Timestamp convertStringToTimestamp(String str_date) { try { DateFormat formatter; formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy"); Date date = (Date) formatter.parse(str_date); java.sql.Timestamp timeStampDate = new Timestamp(date.getTime()); return timeStampDate; } catch (ParseException e) { System.out.println("Exception :" + e); return null; } } }