import java.text.*; import java.util.*; public class ParsingDateandTime { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { String s; DateFormat formatter; Date date; formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy.MM.dd.HH.mm.ss"); date = (Date) formatter.parse("2002.01.29.08.36.33"); s = formatter.format(date); System.out.println(s); formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("E, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z"); date = (Date) formatter.parse("Tue, 29 jan 2002 22:14:02 -0500"); s = formatter.format(date); System.out.println(s); } }