java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date. "dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss" format [duplicate]

Question

I am getting a parsing error with the following code

String time = "24 Apr 2021 11:56:44";
Date timeOnLine = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss").parse(time);

Exception:

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "24 Apr 2021 11:56:44"

I am not sure what the problem is since the pattern seems to correspond with the string correctly.

Any advice on how to solve would be greatly appreciated!

Is "Apr" actually "April" in the default locale of wherever this code is running on? — Federico klez Culloca
– Federico klez Culloca, Commented Apr 24, 2021 at 11:24
I recommend you don’t use SimpleDateFormat and Date. Those classes are poorly designed and long outdated, the former in particular notoriously troublesome. Instead use LocalDateTime and DateTimeFormatter, both from java.time, the modern Java date and time API. — Anonymous
– Anonymous, Commented Apr 24, 2021 at 12:11

Boris Strandjev · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-24 11:26:54Z

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Try with:

String time = "24 Apr 2021 11:56:44";
Date timeOnLine = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss", Locale.US).parse(time);

answered Apr 24, 2021 at 11:26

Boris Strandjev

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