Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { private static final String FORMAT_TYPE = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"; public static Date stringToDate(String strTime) throws ParseException { SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(FORMAT_TYPE); Date date = null; date = formatter.parse(strTime); return date; } }