Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class Main { public final static String IN_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"; public static Date parse(String fullDate, Locale locale) throws ParseException { DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(IN_FORMAT, locale); return format.parse(fullDate); } public static Date parse(String fullDate) throws ParseException { return parse(fullDate, Locale.getDefault()); } }