Converting date.toString() to date

Question

I'm trying to convert a string to a date. I've got an example here with the input string as hardcoded string.

try {
    String currentDate = "Tue Jan 05 21:19:57 CET 2016";
    Date d = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", Locale.US).parse(currentDate);
} catch (ParseException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

For some reason, this throws the following exception:

ParseException: Unparseable date: "Tue Jan 05 21:19:57 CET 2016" (at offset 20)

Could someone help me with this problem? Thanks!

*"this throws the following exception"* ... well, not for me. Have copy pasted this code snippet? — Tom, Jan 05 '16 at 22:13
please change the current local and try to run this code again to make sure that issue related to local, tired with different local but not US and I have the same exception — Ahmad Al-Kurdi, Jan 05 '16 at 22:33
Small addition to @AhmadAl-Kurdi's comment, CET is Central European Time — simonl, Jan 05 '16 at 22:37

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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Your problem is described her java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date

Your machine Local can effect the local that used in SimpleDateFormat

edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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answered Jan 05 '16 at 22:49

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