How to parse a Date+Time String

Question

Using java I need to parse this 2014-08-31 13:53:42.0 to 31-AUG-14 01.53.42 PM

Answer 1

Start by doing some research into java.text.SimpleDateFormat which can be used to parse String values of a verity of formats into a java.util.Date.

You can then use another SimpleDateFormat to format the value to the format that you want, for example

try {
    String in = "2014-08-31 13:53:42.0";
    SimpleDateFormat sdfIn = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.S");
    Date date = sdfIn.parse(in);
    System.out.println(date);
    SimpleDateFormat sdfOut = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yy hh:mm.ss a");
    System.out.println(sdfOut.format(date));
} catch (ParseException ex) {
}

Which outputs

Sun Aug 31 13:53:42 EST 2014
31-Aug-14 01:53.42 PM