Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; import android.util.Log; public class Main { protected static DateFormat inputFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz", Locale.ENGLISH); public static Date getDateFromString(String __date) { try { return inputFormatter.parse(__date); } catch (ParseException e) { Log.e("LeverageDataUtils", "Impossible to parse date [" + __date + "]!"); return null; } // date = outputFormatter.format(inputFormatter.parse(pubDate)); } }