Convert a String to java.util.Date

Question

I have a String as "2015-12-07" and I want to convert it to java.util.Date. Is it possible? If yes, please tell how. I am using this date to insert into MySQL column of DATETIME type using Hibernate.

How property for it in entity class is:

MyEntity.java

@Column(name="xyz")
@Temporal(TemporalType.TIMESTAMP)
private java.util.Date date;
//setter and getter for date

In main I am doing like this:

class Test{
public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException{
String str="2015-12-07";
SimpleDateFormat sdf=new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
Date date=sdf.parse(str);
MyEntity me=new MyEntity();
me.setDate(date);
//persisting into db

}
}

what happens is code runs fine but nothing is being inserted into column

There are hundreds if not *thousands* of date parsing questions on Stack Overflow. Please do research before asking a question. — Jon Skeet, Nov 16 '15 at 14:05

codeaholicguy · Answer 1 · 2015-11-16T14:06:54.873

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Use this:

DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
Date date = df.parse(dateString);

edited Nov 16 '15 at 14:06

answered Nov 16 '15 at 14:05

codeaholicguy

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@JonSkeet sorry my fast typing mistake :D – codeaholicguy Nov 16 '15 at 14:07

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 16 '15 at 14:05

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String testDate = "2015-12-07";
DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
Date date = formatter.parse(testDate);
System.out.println(date);

answered Nov 16 '15 at 14:05

Madushan Perera

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@Madushan I have already tried this. It is not working while persisting. – jcool Nov 16 '15 at 14:07
@jcool: If you've already tried it, you should have stated that within the question and given more details than "it is not working". – Jon Skeet Nov 16 '15 at 14:08
*What* is not working? Be specific. – Manu Nov 16 '15 at 14:08
I have edited my question – jcool Nov 16 '15 at 14:15

Convert a String to java.util.Date

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