convert string into java.util.date format in java

Question

am having a string like this.

Thu Oct 07 11:31:50 IST 2010

I want to convert this into its exact date time format to store it in SQL.

Am familiar with so many string to date conversions like the following.

String dateString = "2001/03/09";

SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/mm/dd");
Date convertedDate = dateFormat.parse(dateString);

But i need to convert a string like Thu Oct 07 11:31:50 IST 2010 into its Date format with timestamp.

Can anyone explain the proper way of converting this into its java.util.Date format.?

Could you please clarify: you are asking about date format string to parse this date? — dbf
– dbf, Commented Jun 5, 2012 at 8:52
yea..i just want to convert the strig Thu Oct 07 11:31:50 IST 2010 into its corresponding date format. — TKV
– TKV, Commented Jun 5, 2012 at 8:55

Afshin Moazami · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-25 04:27:06Z

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Try this:

SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy");

For future reference read up on the SimpleDateFormat class: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html

edited Nov 25, 2013 at 4:27

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Subhrajyoti Majumder · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-05 09:02:29Z

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Use this format -'EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy'

Date date = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy")
                      .parse("Thu Oct 07 11:31:50 IST 2010");
System.out.println(date);

edited Jun 5, 2012 at 9:02

answered Jun 5, 2012 at 8:57

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ejb_guy · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-05 08:59:11Z

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Can't you do like below

   String str = "Thu Oct 07 11:31:50 IST 2010";
   SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("E MMM dd hh:mm:ss   'IST' yyyy");
   SimpleDateFormat sdf2 = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd");
   System.out.println(sdf2.format(sdf.parse(str)));

answered Jun 5, 2012 at 8:59

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