Java tutorial
import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) { String pattern = "MM/dd/yyyy"; SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern); try { Date date = format.parse("12/31/2006"); System.out.println(date); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } // formatting System.out.println(format.format(new Date())); } }