Java tutorial
import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) { SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd"); String date = "2003/01/10"; java.util.Date utilDate = null; try { utilDate = formatter.parse(date); } catch (ParseException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); } System.out.println("date:" + date); System.out.println("utilDate:" + utilDate); } }