Working with Date class in java,Converting String to Date

import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; //This examples are used to take date in string format and stored in date object public class DateExamples { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); //Just displaying today date in required format DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/yy/MM"); String formattedDate = df.format(new Date()); System.out.println("TO DAY DATE IS:"+formattedDate); System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); //In this format only we have to give the date SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat ("dd-MMM-yyyy"); String dateInString = "7-Jun-2013"; try { Date date = formatter.parse(dateInString); System.out.println(date); System.out.println(formatter.format(date)); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); //In this format only we have to give the date SimpleDateFormat formatter1 = new SimpleDateFormat ("dd/MM/yyyy"); String dateInString1 = "07/06/2013"; try { Date date = formatter1.parse(dateInString1); System.out.println(date); System.out.println(formatter1.format(date)); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); //In this format only we have to give the date SimpleDateFormat formatter2 = new SimpleDateFormat ("MMM dd, yyyy"); String dateInString2 = "Jun 7, 2013"; try { Date date = formatter2.parse(dateInString2); System.out.println(date); System.out.println(formatter2.format(date)); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); //In this format only we have to give the date SimpleDateFormat formatter3 = new SimpleDateFormat ("E, MMM dd yyyy"); String dateInString3 = "Fri, June 7 2013"; try { Date date = formatter3.parse(dateInString3); System.out.println(date); System.out.println(formatter3.format(date)); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); //In this format only we have to give the date SimpleDateFormat formatter4 = new SimpleDateFormat ("EEEE, MMM dd, yyyy HH:mm:ss a"); String dateInString4 = "Friday, Jun 7, 2013 12:10:56 PM"; try { Date date = formatter4.parse(dateInString4); System.out.println(date); System.out.println(formatter4.format(date)); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); //In this format only we have to give the time SimpleDateFormat formatter5 = new SimpleDateFormat ("HH:mm:ss a"); String dateInString5 = "12:10:56 PM"; try { Date date = formatter5.parse(dateInString5); //System.out.println(date); System.out.println(formatter5.format(date)); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); //It just displaying current date and time in required format SimpleDateFormat formatter6 = new SimpleDateFormat ("yyyy/MM/dd EEE,hh:mm::ss a"); System.out.println(formatter6.format(new Date())); System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); //It just displaying current date and time in required format SimpleDateFormat formatter7 = new SimpleDateFormat ("yyyy/MMMM/dd EEE,hh:mm::ss a"); System.out.println(formatter7.format(new Date())); System.out.println("+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"); } }

OUTPUT:

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TO DAY DATE IS:07/13/09 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Fri Jun 07 00:00:00 IST 2013 07-Jun-2013 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Fri Jun 07 00:00:00 IST 2013 07/06/2013 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Fri Jun 07 00:00:00 IST 2013 Jun 07, 2013 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Fri Jun 07 00:00:00 IST 2013 Fri, Jun 07 2013 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Fri Jun 07 12:10:56 IST 2013 Friday, Jun 07, 2013 12:10:56 PM +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 12:10:56 PM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2013/09/07 Sat,03:33::32 PM +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2013/September/07 Sat,03:33::32 PM +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++