How do I parse a standard date into GMT?

Question

Can someone show me a piece of java code that parses this date:

2009-08-05

INTO THIS GMT DATE:

2009/217:00:00

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what i have so far is:

       java.text.SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-mm-dd");

       java.util.Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(new SimpleTimeZone(0, "GMT"));
       format.setCalendar(cal);
       java.util.Date date = format.parse(sdate);

but its not working

Note: The asker clarified that 217 is meant to represent the 217th day of the year. — Quinn Taylor, Aug 10 '09 at 22:56

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 10 '09 at 22:58

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Here is the format you're looking for:

Date date = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").parse("2009-08-05");
String parsedDate = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/D:HH:mm").format(date);

edited Aug 10 '09 at 22:58

Quinn Taylor

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answered Aug 10 '09 at 22:36

Tommy

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 10 '09 at 22:25

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format.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));

That's how to set it to GMT at least. Not sure where you are getting 2009/217 from 2009-08-05

answered Aug 10 '09 at 22:25

Gandalf

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August 5th is the 217th day of the year. – Nate Aug 10 '09 at 22:29

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 17 '12 at 06:38

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SimpleDateFormat dateFormatGmt = new SimpleDateFormat("dd:MM:yyyy HH:mm:ss");
    dateFormatGmt.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
    System.out.println(dateFormatGmt.format(new Date())+"");

This will convert your local time to GMT.

answered Apr 17 '12 at 06:38

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How do I parse a standard date into GMT?

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