Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.TimeZone; public class Main { public static long dateToMilli(String dateString) { SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss"); sdf.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault()); try { return sdf.parse(dateString).getTime(); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return 0; } }