Java util date string to date conversion(new java.util.Date().tostring() to Date object)

Converting java.util.Date string value in Date object

 DateHandler.java

    public static Date convertDate(String date, String pattern)
            throws Exception {
        logger.info("Entering into the class DateHandler: convertDate()...");
        Date dt = null;
        try {
            if (pattern == null || pattern.trim().length() == 0) {
                pattern = ""; // you can set your default pattern like "ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss GMT yyyy"
            }
            DateFormat sf = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
            dt = sf.parse(date);
        } catch (Throwable e) {
        //    logger.error(" error on date format.." + e);          
        }
        logger.info("Exit from the class DateHandler: convertDate()...");
        return dt;
    }



Testing the conversion:


    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            // String pattern ="ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss GMT yyyy";
  
               String UTIL_DATE_FORMAT = "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy";

                String inputDtString = new Date().toString(); //sample value would be "Tue Jul 08 14:23:25 EDT 2014"

                  System.out.println(" Date after conversion--->"
                                                     + convertDate(inputDtString, UTIL_DATE_FORMAT);


        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
 






output :

Date after conversion ---->  Tue Jul 08 14:23:25 EDT 2014