Converting String to Date in java

Question

I am programming in java, and have a little problem since yesterday in parsing Date (converting from String to Date).

I am getting this exception :

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Fri May 24 18:47:31 GMT+01:00 2013"

Here is my code:

String db= obj.getDebut(); // = "Fri May 24 18:47:31 GMT+01:00 2013"
String pattern2 = "EEE MMM d HH:mm:ss ZZZZ yyyy";
Date datedebutEntree = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern2).parse(db);

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

that was a problem in application language , i added locale.ENGLISH and that w orked , thank yoou for your help — omar, May 18 '13 at 18:22

Reimeus · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-18T18:24:03.283

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Your application language appears to be French. If your default Locale is likewise, it will throw a ParseException when attempting to parse English day and month fields. Use Locale.ENGLISH instead:

String pattern2 = "EEE MMM d HH:mm:ss Z yyyy";
Date datedebutEntree = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern2, Locale.ENGLISH).parse(db);

edited May 18 '13 at 18:24

answered May 18 '13 at 18:10

Reimeus

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 18 '13 at 18:03

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You don't need to repeat the Z pattern. Use this:

String pattern2 = "EEE MMM d HH:mm:ss Z yyyy";

answered May 18 '13 at 18:03

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I Still have the exception : – omar May 18 '13 at 18:09
mai 18, 2013 7:08:41 PM GUI.gestionReservations ajouterActionPerformed SEVERE: null java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Fri May 24 19:08:36 GMT+01:00 2013" – omar May 18 '13 at 18:09
You're on a French locale :) – likeitlikeit May 18 '13 at 18:20

Converting String to Date in java

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