Java: simple string to date parsing fails with exception [duplicate]

Question

This is my method:

  @Test
  public void convertUpdateDateToDateTest() {
    String updateDate = "11-Dec-2015";

    SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy");

    try {
      Date date = formatter.parse(updateDate);
    } catch (ParseException e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

I don't understand why this is not working.

Exception:

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "11-Dec-2015"

Please search StackOverflow before posting. These basic date-time questions have been answered many times over already. — Basil Bourque
– Basil Bourque, Commented Mar 18, 2016 at 15:58

MJar · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-18 09:23:27Z

4

You can have a Locale different then English specified as your Java default one in which case parsing won't recognize English month names.

Try this:

SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy",Locale.ENGLISH);

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edited Mar 18, 2016 at 9:23

MJar

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answered Mar 18, 2016 at 9:16

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