Java convert string in iso_instant format to date

Question

String timeString = "2016-02-18T20:15:37.421Z";

How do I convert this into Date object? I tried something like this

DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
String timeString = "2016-02-18T20:15:37.421Z";
Date date= dateFormat.parse(timeString);

That gives me an Unparseable date exception

Answer 1

We just need to change the date format to yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS, e.g.:

DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS");
String timeString = "2016-02-18T20:15:37.421Z";
Date date;
try {
        date = dateFormat.parse(timeString);
        System.out.println(date);
    } catch (ParseException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }