Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License 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 normalizeDate(String rDate) { SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-mm-dd", Locale.US); Date date = null; try { date = simpleDateFormat.parse(rDate); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG).format(date); } }