How to change Date format from String in Android

Question

I have a String variable that contains a date. I just want to switch the format.

Here's my Code:

String date = jobItems.get(position).get(job_deadline);
SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy",Locale.getDefault());
String newDate = null;
newDate = df.format(Date.parse(date));

date has = 2015-08-17

and I want to change it to = 17.08.2015

My example doesn't work. Also the method Date.parse seems to be deprecated.

How can I change the format on a simple way?

Kind Regards!

EDIT:

Thats not a duplicate of that Thread because I'm not using .NET or VB

Possible duplicate of [Change Date Format](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/733187/change-date-format) — Iamat8, Nov 19 '15 at 09:20
duplicate of [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10426492/change-date-string-format-in-android) — calvinfly, Nov 19 '15 at 09:30
why you downvote instandly on a newbie? No newbies has a chance to get reputation... — lainio, Nov 19 '15 at 09:33

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 19 '15 at 09:20

You first need to parse the date into a Date object with the given format, then you can change the SimpleDateFormat and format it back into the desired String. Like so:

private String reFormatDate(String dateIn) throws ParseException {
    SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-mm-dd");
    Date date = simpleDateFormat.parse(dateIn);
    simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-mm-yyyy");
    return simpleDateFormat.format(date);
}

How to change Date format from String in Android

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