Java how to convert UK into java.util.Date

Question

I'm retrieving a date in a HTML form, and I need to convert the string date into a java.util.Date so that it can be inserted into a database.

I've tried the following, but it always gives me a date in May 2008.

SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
Date myDate = formatter.parse("27-11-2015");

Is this a serious question? – Alan Hay Nov 27 '15 at 14:27 — Alan Hay, Nov 27 '15 at 14:27
Year 27, month 11, day 2015? That doesn't make sense. – JonK Nov 27 '15 at 14:27 — JonK, Nov 27 '15 at 14:27
Sorry, it's my mistake, the date format is incorrect. – SheppardDigital Nov 27 '15 at 14:28 — SheppardDigital, Nov 27 '15 at 14:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 27 '15 at 14:29

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String string = "2015-11-27";
DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", Locale.ENGLISH);
Date date = format.parse(string);
System.out.println(date);

answered Nov 27 '15 at 14:29

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 27 '15 at 14:28

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This was user error, my code should have been:

SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
Date myDate = formatter.parse("27-11-2015");

answered Nov 27 '15 at 14:28

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Java how to convert UK into java.util.Date

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