Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static long dateStrToLong(String pattern, String strDate) { long date = 0; SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern); try { Date t = sdf.parse(strDate); date = t.getTime(); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return date; } }