ParseException parsing string to date

Question

Hi I am trying to parse a string to a date but it is throwing the exception java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "1409239380000" (at offset 13). Here is my code:

String text="1409239380000";
try{
        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat=new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
        Date date1=dateFormat.parse(text);
    }catch(Exception e){
        Log.e("Error final:", e.toString());
   }

Well, `1409239380000` doesn't really follow the format `yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss`... — Keppil, Aug 29 '14 at 12:43
I know it but I don't how to change the format to the format that I have. — temerariomalaga, Aug 29 '14 at 12:44
`1409239380000` is an `Unparseable date`, hence the `ParseException`. Now what's your question? — Unihedron, Aug 29 '14 at 12:45
possible duplicate of [java convert milliseconds to date](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8237193/java-convert-milliseconds-to-date) — Basil Bourque, Aug 29 '14 at 23:40

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 29 '14 at 12:45

No need to parse anything. You can just create a new Date:

String text = "1409239380000";
Date d = new Date(Long.valueOf(text));

If what you are trying to do is to format the date in the way you specify, use format():

String text = "1409239380000";
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
System.out.println(dateFormat.format(new Date(Long.valueOf(text))));

This prints

2014-08-28 17:23:00

ParseException parsing string to date

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