Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { static final String DATEFORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"; public static Date stringDateToDate(String StrDate) { Date dateToReturn = null; SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(DATEFORMAT); try { dateToReturn = (Date) dateFormat.parse(StrDate); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return dateToReturn; } }