How to get a Date from a JSON object
I have a JSON object, which have one field that is a birthdate: JSONObject obj = new JSONObject(response); User user = new User(); user.setuserID(obj.getString("userID")); user.setisMale(obj.getBoolean("isMale")); user.setEmail(obj.getString("email")); // user.setBirthdate(obj.getDate("birthdate")); user.setLastName(obj.getString("lastName")); user.setFirstName(obj.getString("firstName")); But the method getDate() does not exist in JSONObject. How can I set the Birthdate in my User object? You may do like below, String dateStr = obj.getString("birthdate"); SimpleDateFormat sdf = new