Question

How to parse custom formatted date string into Date object in Java

Answer 1

package javaapplication1;

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class JavaApplication1 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");

        try {
            Date date = sdf.parse("31/10/2016");
            System.out.println(date);
        } catch (ParseException pe) {
            System.out.println(pe.getMessage());
        }
    }
}
   
/*
   
run:
   
Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 IST 2016
   
*/

 

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