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How to convert Date string to Date format in Java?

SimpleDateFormat.parse() method in Java: In this program, we will learn how to convert Date string to Date format in Java?

Problem statement

Given a Date in string format and we have to convert given date in Date format.

Following package will be used in this program:

java.text.SimpleDateFormat

To define the input format and parse the input date in Date format.

Java - Converting Date string to Date format

Here, we will create an object of SimpleDateFormat() class to define the input format (which we are defining "dd/MM/yyyy"). Then create another object of Date class, assign the result returned by calling parse() method of SimpleDateFormat() class.

Consider the program:

Java program to convert Date string to Date format

// Java program to get current 
// system date and time

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.*;

public class ConvDateString2DatePrg {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
      //define date format to take input
      SimpleDateFormat dateF = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");

      Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); //string object
      String dtString = "";

      System.out.print("Enter date in dd/MM/yyyy format:");
      dtString = sc.nextLine();

      //convert input date string into Date
      Date dt = dateF.parse(dtString);

      System.out.print("Entered Date is: " + dt.toString());
    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println("Exception is: " + e.toString());
    }
  }
}

Output

Enter date in dd/MM/yyyy format:21/09/2008
Entered Date is: Sun Sep 21 00:00:00 IST 2008

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