Java tutorial
import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static SimpleDateFormat postedformat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z"); public static void main(String[] args) { try { Date newDate = postedformat.parse("Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:07:06 CST"); System.out.println("Date: " + newDate); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }