Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { private static SimpleDateFormat ISO8601DATEFORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ"); public static long ISOtoEpoch(String time) { try { Date d = ISO8601DATEFORMAT.parse(time); return d.getTime(); } catch (ParseException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); return -2; } } }