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 uses your locale - so your computer is probably set to use Danish by default. Specify the English Locale explicitly:

DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM", Locale.ENGLISH);