Java Program to Convert String to Date

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Java Program to Convert String to Date

A Java program to convert a String to a Date.

Problem Description

Write a Java program to convert a String to a Date.

Code

StringToDate.java

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

public class StringToDate {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String sDate1 = "31/12/1998";
        Date date1 = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").parse(sDate1);
        System.out.println(sDate1 + "\t" + date1);
    }
}

Output

31/12/1998	Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 IST 1998

Explanation

SimpleDateFormat: Used for formatting and parsing dates.
parse(): Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce a date.

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