Java: Issue in SimpleDateFormat class

Question

I am trying to convert a date string of format dd.MM.YYYY into date object as following:

String start_dt = "01.01.2011";
DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.YYYY");
Date date = (Date)formatter.parse(start_dt);
System.out.print("Date is : "+date);

But I am getting this result Date is : Sun Dec 26 00:00:00 MST 2010 I tried it in different ides and even on compileonline.com , still same result. So Am I doing anything wrong here, because its not suppose to behave like this. Please help.

devnull · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-14 06:18:52Z

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The pattern for year is incorrect. You need to say:

DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");

answered Jun 14, 2013 at 6:18

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DevZer0 · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-14 06:25:30Z

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The correct representation is yyyy

            String start_dt = "01.01.2011";
    DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");
    Date date = null;
    try {
        date = (Date)formatter.parse(start_dt);
    } catch (ParseException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    System.out.print("Date is : "+date);

answered Jun 14, 2013 at 6:25

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shreyansh jogi · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-14 06:25:40Z

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 public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            String start_dt = "01.01.2011";
         DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");
         Date date = (Date)formatter.parse(start_dt);
         System.out.print("Date is : "+date);
        } catch (ParseException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(NewClass.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
    }

answered Jun 14, 2013 at 6:25

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Mayank Tiwari · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-14 06:26:42Z

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you should learn about DateFormat from here link1 and link2, you will realize that your code should be like that (year should be written in small letters).

String start_dt = "01.01.2011";
DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");
Date date = (Date)formatter.parse(start_dt);
System.out.print("Date is : "+date);

answered Jun 14, 2013 at 6:26

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