Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Calendar; public class Main { private static final String DASH = "-"; public static long formatTimeString(String timeString) { long time = 0; if (timeString == null || timeString.length() < 1) { return time; } try { String[] array = timeString.split(DASH); int year = Integer.valueOf(array[0]); int month = Integer.valueOf(array[1]); int day = Integer.valueOf(array[2]); Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); calendar.set(Calendar.YEAR, year); calendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, month); calendar.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, day); time = calendar.getTimeInMillis(); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return time; } }