Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.util.Log; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { private final static String TAG = "DateUtils"; private static SimpleDateFormat mDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm"); /** * Converts a String to a Date * * @param dateString that is in format 30/12/2018 14:18 * @return Date object */ public static Date StringToDate(String dateString) { Date result = new Date(); try { result = mDateFormat.parse(dateString); } catch (ParseException e) { Log.e(TAG, "String " + dateString + " cannot be parsed."); } return result; } }