Convert string to a formated date in java

Question

Hi, I have a string like:

String selectedDate = "Fri Jan 17 00:00:00 CAT 2014";

I need to format it to:

DD.MM.YYYY = 17.01.2014 00:00:00

Can anyone help please see code below:

String  date = getDate(selectedDate);

private String getDate(String inpuDate) {
    Date date = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss ").parse(inputDate);
    return new SimpleDateFormat("dd.mm.yyyy hh:mm:ss").format(date);
}

That's wrong. But regardless, look at your pattern. You have `mm` twice. Is that really what you want? — Sotirios Delimanolis, Jan 17 '14 at 15:05
Month is MM. Look: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html#text — Aurélien Thieriot, Jan 17 '14 at 15:07
Why do you think that `"yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss "` would parse `"Fri Jan 17 00:00:00 CAT 2014"`? Do they look like similar formats??? — Danny, Jan 17 '14 at 15:09
Thank you all for the correction! mm = minutes and MM = Month. — 21stking, Jan 17 '14 at 15:12

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 17 '14 at 15:13

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Try the following:

String  date = getDate(selectedDate);

private String getDate(String inpuDate) {
    Date date = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM d hh:mm:ss z yyyy").parse(inputDate);
    return new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy hh:mm:ss").format(date);
}

answered Jan 17 '14 at 15:13

stefana

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Accepting this answer would be nice ;) – stefana Jan 17 '14 at 15:46
i just did. I clicked on the arrow facing upwards, is that how you do it? :) – 21stking Jan 17 '14 at 15:48
Nope, it's the checkmark ;) – stefana Jan 17 '14 at 15:51

Convert string to a formated date in java

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