Java SimpleDateFormat returning wrong value in Date object

Question

I'm trying to parse a string to get a Date object, but it's always returning Sun. December 30, 2012 for the date. Does anyone have any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?

I was using the same code using strings in YYYY-MM-dd format and it worked just fine, so I'm not sure why switching to this format is causing issues.

 public static Date getDateObjFromStr(String dateStr)
{
    DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/YYYY");
    Date dateObj;
    try {
        dateObj = formatter.parse(dateStr);
        return dateObj;
    } catch(Exception e) {
        return null;
    }
}

The string representing the date

The Date object returned by the SimpleDateFormat object

Instead of returning null, can you print the stack trace when the Exception occurs. — Reji
– Reji, Commented Nov 7, 2013 at 23:57

Basil Bourque · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-05 21:03:59Z

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Uppercase Y represents week-based year.

Try using lowercase y instead

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

edited Dec 5, 2018 at 21:03

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