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Inside a jsp file, I have passed an element of input type="date" and I want to insert that element to the column of type Date inside the database. When I pass this,

<input type="date" class="well well-sm" id="startDate" name="startDate">

and receive it inside the servlet as:

String date=request.getParameter("startDate");
p.setFromDate(date);

When I printed the date, I'm getting 2018-05-24 which is the input I'm passing, which is in the required 'yyyy-MM-dd' format. I'm getting this date inside another class in the below format:

SimpleDateFormat sdf1=new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
java.util.Date ufromdate=sdf1.parse(p.getFromDate());//p.getFromDate()returns a string which has been assigned the value passed from the input element of type date.
java.sql.Date sqlfromdate=new java.sql.Date(ufromdate.getTime());
ps.setDate(5,sqlfromdate );

Here I'm getting ParseException even though I followed the correct pattern given as a reference in other answers written for similar questions in StackOverflow. I'm still getting this exception.

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    "returns a string which has been assigned the value passed from the input element of type date." And what is the actual content of that string? I bet you a tenner it's not in the yyyy-MM-dd format. Commented May 15, 2018 at 18:02
  • usually it is that hidden whitespace. try trimming Commented May 15, 2018 at 18:08
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    Add the input you're passing in. Also may need to mention your Locale. Please see minimal reproducible example Commented May 15, 2018 at 18:10
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    Add this line just before calling sdf1.parse: if (!"2018-05-24".equals(p.getFromDate())) throw new RuntimeException("["+p.getFromDate()+"]"); (just for debugging purposes). Commented May 15, 2018 at 18:19
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    How many lives the holy debugger saved... Commented May 15, 2018 at 19:13
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