convert a date as a string to a date as a string in another format

Question

How can i parse String "2013-03-31", so i will get - "31 March 2013 Sun". I tried to parse as bellow:

final SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy DD");
try {
    Date data = formatter.parse(eventDate);
    System.out.println(data);
} catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}

And i get Unparseable date: "2013-03-31" (at offset 10) exception text.

Is that String represented date is correct, and if correct how i must parse it.

Make sure the format that you are passing in to your `SimpleDateFormat` matches the format you are trying to parse. — Josh M, Aug 17 '13 at 17:32
@Procurares. From [SimpleDateFormat](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html) Javadoc. — Rohit Jain, Aug 17 '13 at 17:33

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 17 '13 at 17:40

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Input format: "yyyy-MM-dd"
Output format: "dd MMMM yyyy EEE"

final SimpleDateFormat inputFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
final SimpleDateFormat outputFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMMM yyyy EEE");
try {
    Date data = inputFormat.parse(eventDate);
    System.out.println(outputFormat.format(data));
} catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}

answered Aug 17 '13 at 17:40

Martijn Courteaux

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And how can i write output format "dd MMMM yyyy EEE" as 18 August 2013 Sunday? – Procurares Aug 17 '13 at 17:43
Is your problem solved? To have the day of the week fully spelled out, try `EEEE` instead of `EEE`. – Martijn Courteaux Aug 17 '13 at 17:47

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

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see these links

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edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

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answered Aug 17 '13 at 17:36

bhathiya-perera

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 17 '13 at 17:46

You don't specify a date input format:

String eventDate = "2013-03-31";

final SimpleDateFormat inputFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
final SimpleDateFormat outputFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(
        "dd MMMM yyyy EEE");
try {

    Date date = inputFormat.parse(eventDate);
    System.out.println(outputFormat.format(date));

} catch (Exception e) {

    e.printStackTrace();

}

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 13 '17 at 19:03

public static String getGmtTmFromLcl(String inputDtm, String inputFormat, String outputFormat) throws Exception {
        SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(inputFormat);
        Date dt = format.parse(inputDtm);
        format = new SimpleDateFormat(outputFormat);
        return format.format(dt);
    }

convert a date as a string to a date as a string in another format

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