String -> java.util.Date -> java.sql.Date (with time stamp)

Question

Here is my problem: I have a user input a date like: 2012-12-24 (string) I concatenate a time to that string, and convert to java.util.Date My code looks like:

Answer 1

I have completely given up on using Java's standard Date classes, for exactly the reasons you list.

I've been using Joda Time for a while now, and have found it a lot simpler.