Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright 2015 Techgrains Technologies * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.TimeZone; public class Main { /** * Parse Date by provided pattern along with target Time Zone. * Pattern Reference: http://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html * * @param dateString String * @param pattern String * @param targetTimeZone TimeZone * @return java.util.Date which represents based on provided dateString and pattern * @throws ParseException ParseException */ public static Date parseDate(String dateString, String pattern, TimeZone targetTimeZone) throws ParseException { SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern); if (targetTimeZone != null) simpleDateFormat.setTimeZone(targetTimeZone); return simpleDateFormat.parse(dateString); } public static Date parseDate(String dateString, String pattern) throws ParseException { return parseDate(dateString, pattern, null); } }