Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static Date parseDateForTimeFilter(String date) { try { SimpleDateFormat myDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a"); Date tempDate = myDateFormat.parse(date); return tempDate; } catch (ParseException e) { return new Date(0); } } }