Convert Java String into Date format

Question

I'm stuggling to convert String 'Tue Jan 01 01:01:00 GMT 2013' into a date format. I tried to use simple date class, but it didn't succeed.

String st=list[1];
Date start = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy").parse(list[1]);

Maybe someone can find my mistake or recommend something else. thanx in advance

Brian Agnew · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-21 15:10:38Z

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I think you want

new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy")

and I would perhaps check the doc. Beware also that SimpleDateFormat isn' thread-safe and you may prefer to use the Joda-Time equivalents.

answered Mar 21, 2013 at 15:10

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Luke94 · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-21 15:18:55Z

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I think you need to replace zzzwith Z

answered Mar 21, 2013 at 15:18

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