Converting XX:XX AM/PM to 24 Hour Clock

Question

I have searched google and I cannot find out how you can take a string: xx:xx AM/PM (ex. 3:30 PM) and change it so that it is now in 24 hours.

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Answer 1

Try

  String time = "3:30 PM";

    SimpleDateFormat date12Format = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a");

    SimpleDateFormat date24Format = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm");

    System.out.println(date24Format.format(date12Format.parse(time)));

output:

15:30