Convert string to date with format in java

Question

I want to convert String to Date using following format: "yyyy-MM-dd"

public class TestProgram {

public static void main(String[] args) {

        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.add(Calendar.DATE, -2);
        Date toDelete = new Date(cal.getTimeInMillis());
        SimpleDateFormat s = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
        String formatDate = s.format(toDelete);
        System.out.println( "Date before 2 Days: " + formatDate);
}

}

Current datatype format is String, I want to convert this in Date datatype, how to do that with this format [yyyy-MM-dd].?

Current format is in String type, I want in Date data type, how to do that? — java developer, Apr 08 '15 at 19:13
@javadeveloper I answered this question in my previous comment — ControlAltDel, Apr 08 '15 at 19:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 08 '15 at 19:13

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What you're looking for is:

    //formatDate is String containing date
    SimpleDateFormat s = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
    Date parsedDate = s.parse(formatDate);

answered Apr 08 '15 at 19:13

notanormie

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Note this will not be exactly the same time you used in your code because it will be rounded to days. – notanormie Apr 08 '15 at 19:15
I tried this, but this is not giving "yyyy-mm-dd" this format, instead its giving "Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 PDT 2015" – java developer Apr 08 '15 at 19:18
Well s.parse gets you Date from string s.format gives you String from date to provided format. – notanormie Apr 08 '15 at 19:20

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 08 '15 at 19:41

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You could do something like this just to get Date format:

String yourdate = "2015-04-08"; Date date = java.sql.Date.valueOf(yourdate);

Alternatively I recommend using Apache/Joda libraries for date manipulation.

answered Apr 08 '15 at 19:41

Palcente

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Convert string to date with format in java

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