Java tutorial
import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { String[] tests = { "01/23/1983", "1/23/1983", "asdf/3/2" }; String formatString = "MM/dd/yyyy"; SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(formatString); for (String test : tests) { Date date = null; try { date = sdf.parse(test); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } System.out.println(date); } } }