HI


import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;

public class StringToDate{
public static void main(String[] args){
try {
String str_date="04/04/2008";
DateFormat formatter ;
Date date ;
formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
date = (Date)formatter.parse(str_date);
System.out.println("Today is " +date );
}
catch(ParseException e){
System.out.println("Exception :"+e);
}
}
}
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HI,

If you want to learn Java date conversion in detail then check following tutorials:

• Java Date
• Simple Date example
• Comparing two Dates in Java
• Comparing two Dates in Java with the use of after method
• Comparing two Dates in Java with the use of before method
• Getting date by time
• Getting time in Milliseconds
• Simple date formatter example
• Example program to change Date formatting Symbols
• Example program to get all the available time zones
• Time Format Example
• TimeZone Format Example
• Second Format Example
• Minutes Format Example
• Parsing Date Example

Thanks