Problem converting date format in Java

Question

I have a string in the form MMM/dd/yyyy, ie. May/21/2010. Now I want to convert it to yyyyMMdd, ie. 20100521.

My code is:

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Answer 1

SimpleDateFormat is locale-dependent, and it's using your own locale by default. If you would like to use an English-based locale, you can create it by passing in a Locale when you create your SimpleDateFormat.

So to use a US-based locale, change your SimpleDateFormat initialization to:

    DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM", Locale.US);
    DateFormat formatter2 = new SimpleDateFormat("MM", Locale.US);