I'm getting the error
java.lang.ClassCastException: java.util.Date
at avb.Test.main(Test.java:38)
SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS")
from the code
DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS");
String tmp = "2012-03-16 18:58:14.0";
Date MaxCmTimerUpdate = (Date)df.parse(tmp);
What am I doing wrong? How do I fix it?
My guess is that you've got an import for java.sql.Date (or some other Date type), whereas SimpleDateFormat parses to a java.util.Date. You shouldn't need the cast at all.
You won't be able to cast to a different Date type - if you need to create a java.sql.Date, you'll have to create a new one based on the java.util.Date, e.g.
Date timerUpdate = new Date(df.parse(tmp).getTime());
Are you accidentally importing java.sql.Date instead of java.util.Date? It's the only reason you would need that cast in there at all.
Damn! Beaten by Jon Skeet AGAIN! Jon, what DO Google pay you for? ;-)
does this work:
DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS");
String tmp = "2012-03-16 18:58:14.0";
java.util.Date maxCmTimerUpdate = df.parse(tmp);
if so, the other 2 answers are right.
(Date) df.parse(tmp)? Besides,DateFormat.parse(String)already returns a java.util.Date, so there's no need for the casting.