Convert String to Date error

Question

I try to convert string to date format, but the following does't work.

    String stringdate = "Fri Mar 27 17:14:27 EET 2015";
    DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy");
    try {
        Date newdate = format.parse(stringdate);
    } catch (ParseException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

the output is

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Fri Mar 27 17:14:27 EET 2015"

I dont see any issue with it even if i try to reproduce by running it. — SMA, Mar 28 '15 at 17:31

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '15 at 17:32

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SimpleDateFormat is locale-sensitive, so your default locale may be the reason why the exception is thrown. Try setting the locale to US.

DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", Locale.US);

answered Mar 28 '15 at 17:32

TNT

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Is `Locale.US` aware of `EET` (East European Time)? – PM 77-1 Mar 28 '15 at 17:37
Yes but it is converted to CDT on my device (probably because I reside in the central time zone). – TNT Mar 28 '15 at 17:40

Convert String to Date error

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