How to Convert String to Date in Java

by vigneshchennai74 Updated: Jan 24, 2023

Converting the string to a Date object allows you to validate that the date is in the correct format and valid. We can achieve this by following a simple algorithm.

Firstly, we need to get the required string to be converted to a date.
Next, we need to create an instant Timestamp object which should be empty.
Timestamp: A timestamp denotes the number of seconds and nanoseconds. We can use the "Date" class of java. util package to get the current timestamp.
Date: This java class includes some specific time with millisecond precision.
Then, our string can be converted to date by using Instant.parse() method.
Instant.parse(): This method converts the string into a date. The string is processed using DateTimeFormatter and must reflect a legitimate moment in UTC.
DateTimeFormatter: This class is used to parse dates in various formats.
If the string is converted to date successfully, print the date;, otherwise, throw DateTimeParseException.
DateTimeParseException: This is an exception when an error occurs while parsing the string. It includes the string that is being parsed and the error.

Here is an example on how to convert string to date in Java;

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In this function we have used Java.util library.

How to convert String to Date with a specific format in java

JavaLines of Code : 45License : CC BY-SA 4.0

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class ParsingDate {

    public static void main(String[] args) {  
            DateFormat fmt = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
            Date d;
            try {
                d = fmt.parse("04-12-2019");
                System.out.println(d);  // Wed Dec 04 00:00:00 CET 2019
            } catch (ParseException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }  
        }
}

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class ParsingDate {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        DateFormat fmt = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
        Date d = new Date();
        System.out.println(d);  // Wed Dec 04 11:24:35 CET 2019
        System.out.println(fmt.format(d)); // 04-12-2019
    }
}

import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

public class ParsingLocalDate {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        DateTimeFormatter fmt = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd-MM-yyyy");
        LocalDate d = LocalDate.parse("04-12-2019", fmt);
        System.out.println(d);  // 2019-12-04
    }
}

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Use "Java.util" package to run the Code.
Run the Program to get a Date.

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java-utilby jdereg

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I tested this solution in the following versions. Be mindful of changes when working with other versions

The solution is created and executed in java version "1.8.0_251"
This solution is tested on Java.util version "1.9.2"

Using this solution, we are able to convert a string into Date using the Java.util Library in java with simple steps. This process also facilities an easy to use, hassle free method to create a hands-on working version of code which would help us Conversion of String to Date.