Convert String to Date object

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What is the preferred way to convert a string to a date in Java?

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thank you @codegasmer, i want to convert the string to date and then convert the date format — Mohammad Alkhader, Dec 29 '15 at 07:15

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 29 '15 at 07:17

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This should work as you specified in your question.

  DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yy-MMM-dd HH:mm:ss a");
  System.out.println(dateFormat.format(new Date()));

The date format you have in your question is something like:

DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHmmss");

answered Dec 29 '15 at 07:17

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thank you @intboolstring – Mohammad Alkhader Dec 30 '15 at 09:23
Hey- if this helped you, could you mark it as accepted? @MohammadKamel – intboolstring Dec 30 '15 at 17:03

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