java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date Exception while converting timestamp value to time in java

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I want to convert a Timestamp value which is passed as String to SimpleDateFormat Object into Time Value but it throws a Unparseable date exception.

The Value which i am passing is Thu Jan 1 17:45:00 UTC+0530 1970

Bur i am getting an Exception as mentioned below:

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Thu Jan 1 17:45:00 UTC+0530 1970"

Please find the below code which i have implemented(Not Working):

static SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy", Locale.US);
static SimpleDateFormat inputFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy", Locale.US);
static SimpleDateFormat outputFormatTime = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");

public static String convertUtcDateStringToTime(String utcDateValue) throws Exception
    {
        Date parsedDate = dateFormat.parse(utcDateValue);
        String returnDate=outputFormatTime.format(inputFormat.parse(parsedDate.toString()));
        return returnDate;
    }

If i use the below code it works fine for me(Working) but its a depreciated function of Date which i want to avoid..

@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
public static String convertUtcDateStringToTime(String utcDateValue) throws Exception
{
    Date dateValue=new Date(utcDateValue);
    Date parsedDate = dateFormat.parse(dateValue.toString());
    String returnDate=outputFormatTime.format(inputFormat.parse(parsedDate.toString()));
    return returnDate;
}

Please Guide Me To implement the logic where i have missed. Thanks in advance.

Thirumalai Parthasarathi · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-22 02:42:47Z

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with an addition to the answers if the formatting string is like this

"EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy"

then your input string should be

"Thu Jan 1 17:45:00 +0530 1970"

note that the "UTC" is skipped as implicitly it refers to the RFC 822 time zone

edited Mar 22, 2014 at 2:42

answered Oct 1, 2013 at 7:51

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Rohit Jain · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-01 08:41:47Z

First of all, your 2nd SimpleDateFormat object, is not needed at all. You are doing the extra work, which is not needed. So, remove this variable:

static SimpleDateFormat inputFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy", Locale.US);  // Not needed.

Secondly DateFormat#format(Date) methods takes a Date object. You are passing it a String. That wouldn't work. That is why you don't need the above object. There is no need to do a inputFormat.parse(parsedDate.toString()) again.

Now, the format to parse your current string should be:

"EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss 'UTC'z yyyy"

You need to give the UTC in quotes, before z. Or for more general case:

"EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zZ yyyy"

So, your code should be like:

static SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zZ yyyy", Locale.US);
static SimpleDateFormat outputFormatTime = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");

public static String convertUtcDateStringToTime(String utcDateValue) throws Exception
    {
        Date parsedDate = dateFormat.parse(utcDateValue);
        String returnDate=outputFormatTime.format(inputFormat);
        return returnDate;
    }

Rahul · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-01 07:35:47Z

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You input dateformat needs to be

SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zZ yyyy", Locale.US);

The other formatting is all upto, you based on your requirements.

answered Oct 1, 2013 at 7:35

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Arvind Kumar Avinash · Accepted Answer · 2024-12-18 20:52:45Z

`java.time`

In March 2014, Java 8 introduced the modern, java.time date-time API which supplanted the error-prone legacy java.util date-time API. Any new code should use the java.time API.

Solution using modern date-time API

Parse your date-time string to an OffsetDateTime using a DateTimeFormatter with an appropriate pattern e.g. DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("EEE MMM d HH:mm:ss VVXX uuuu", Locale.ENGLISH).

You can get the LocalTime part of it using OffsetDateTime#toLocalTime. Note that the default format of LocalTime#toString removes the second and the fraction-of-second parts if they are zero; so, if you need them in your output string, you will have to use a DateTimeFormatter e.g. DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("HH:mm:ss", Locale.ENGLISH).

Demo:

class Main {
    private static final DateTimeFormatter parser = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("EEE MMM d HH:mm:ss VVXX uuuu",
            Locale.ENGLISH);
    private static final DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("HH:mm:ss", Locale.ENGLISH);

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        OffsetDateTime odt = OffsetDateTime.parse("Thu Jan 1 17:45:00 UTC+0530 1970", parser);
        System.out.println(odt);

        LocalTime time = odt.toLocalTime();
        System.out.println(time);

        // Formatting as desired
        String formatted = time.format(formatter); // or odt.format(formatter)
        System.out.println(formatted);
    }
}

Output:

1970-01-01T17:45+05:30
17:45
17:45:00

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Note: If for some reason, you need an instance of java.util.Date, let java.time API do the heavy lifting of parsing your date-time string and convert odt from the above code into a java.util.Date instance using Date date = Date.from(odt.toInstant()).

Learn more about the modern Date-Time API from Trail: Date Time.

A useful link: Always specify a Locale with a date-time formatter for custom formats

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