Java date format

Question

Have String str \"May 23 2011 12:20:00\", want to convert it to date such this:

Date date = (new SimpleDateFormat(\"MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss\")).parse(str);
         


        

Answer 1

You may need to additionally specify the Locale, when the default Locale of your VM is not an English one:

Date date = (new SimpleDateFormat("MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss", Locale.US)).parse(str);