How to Convert String to Date in Java

We can make use of SimpleDateFormat and the parse() from it to convert String to Date Object.

Example:

package org.code2care.examples;

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

public class ExampleStringToDateJava {

    public static void main(String... args) {

        SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");

        try {
            String dateString = "18/10/2023";
            Date date = simpleDateFormat.parse(dateString);
            System.out.println(date);
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            System.out.println("Error occurred while converting String to Date!");
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

}

Output:

• SimpleDateFormat: Documentation Link (Java 17)
• ParseException (for error handling): Documentation Link (Java 17)
• Date: Documentation Link (Java 17)

This is not an AI-generated article but is demonstrated by a human with Java 8 on M1 Mac running macOS Sonoma 14.0.

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