Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class Main { public static Date dateXMLStringToDateParser(String sDate) { Date date = null; try { SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z", Locale.US); date = formatter.parse(sDate); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return date; } }