Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class Main { public static String formatDate(String date, String format) { // "ddd MM, yyyy" DateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(format, Locale.getDefault()); Date parsedDate = new Date(); try { parsedDate = sdf.parse(date); parsedDate.toString(); } catch (ParseException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); } return ""; } }