Parser EEE MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:s (java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Mon Nov 23 2015 08:00:00" (at offset 0)

Question

I have problem to parse my string:

String dateString = "Mon Nov 23 2015 08:00:00";

try {

     DateFormat readFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "EEE MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss");
     Date date = readFormat.parse(dateString);
     return date;

    } catch (ParseException e) {
      Log.e("Error", e.getMessage());
      return null;
    }

The problem is

 java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Mon Nov 23 2015 08:00:00" (at offset 0)

Can you please help me. thanks.

But what IS your default locale? Did anything odd happen on that day, such as a change in daylight savings times? — Dawood ibn Kareem, Nov 28 '15 at 23:17

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 28 '15 at 23:00

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Try to use UK locale:

String dateString = "Mon Nov 23 2015 08:00:00";

try {

     DateFormat readFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "EEE MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss", Locale.UK);
     Date date = readFormat.parse(dateString);
     return date;

    } catch (ParseException e) {
      Log.e("Error", e.getMessage());
      return null;
    }

answered Nov 28 '15 at 23:00

ArtKorchagin

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I tried this, but return null; – André Ribeiro Nov 28 '15 at 23:12
it is strange. it works for me – ArtKorchagin Nov 28 '15 at 23:17
Try to use `Locale.ENGLISH` or `Locale.US` – ArtKorchagin Nov 28 '15 at 23:20
`Locale.ENGLISH` is a good idea, because a Locale is both a country and a language. If the language of the default locale isn't English, then `Locale.US` or `Locale.UK` won't help them, so Monday might not be `Mon` and November might not be `Nov`. However, until the OP tells us what `Locale.getDefault()` returns, all we can do is guess. – Dawood ibn Kareem Nov 28 '15 at 23:25
Hi Arthur, its working now....thank you so much! – André Ribeiro Nov 28 '15 at 23:26

Parser EEE MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:s (java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Mon Nov 23 2015 08:00:00" (at offset 0)

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