Unable to Parse the Date, ParseException is thrown

Question

Unable to parse the given date

String DT = "14 Jun 2016 09:54:02 GMT";
DateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MM yyyy HH:mm:ss z");           
Date date = simpleDateFormat.parse(DT);

after this I want to convert to CST Time in this format 13-JUN-16 08.53.43

Exception StackTrace

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "14-Jun-2016 09:54:02 GMT" at java.text.DateFormat.parse(Unknown Source) at package2.TimeZone.parseTime(TimeZone.java:16) at package2.TimeZone.main(TimeZone.java:10)

have you tried `joda-time` library to change date time into multiple compatible format as you wish ?? @Hifzur — Vikrant Kashyap, Jun 14 '16 at 10:59
please add stackTrace Error and update your question to clarify the Exception cause. — Vikrant Kashyap, Jun 14 '16 at 11:00
is Joda-Time in-built of JDK 7? because our project is based on JDK 7! — Hifzur Rahman, Jun 14 '16 at 11:02
java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "14-Jun-2016 09:54:02 GMT" at java.text.DateFormat.parse(Unknown Source) at package2.TimeZone.parseTime(TimeZone.java:16) at package2.TimeZone.main(TimeZone.java:10) — Hifzur Rahman, Jun 14 '16 at 11:03
` String DT = "14 Jun 2016 09:54:02 GMT"; DateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z"); Date dd = simpleDateFormat.parse(DT); System.out.println(simpleDateFormat.parse(DT).toString()); //it will print Tue Jun 14 15:24:02 IST 2016 System.out.println(new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMMM-yy HH:mm:ss").format(dd).toString().toUpperCase()); //it will print 14-JUNE-16 15:24:02` — Vikrant Kashyap, Jun 14 '16 at 11:17

SCouto · Answer 1 · 2016-06-14T11:14:50.333

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To parse:

You are using the wrong mask to parse it, it should be as follows(with MMM instead of MM):

DateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z");
Date date = simpleDateFormat.parse(DT);

To format it to the desired format:

DateFormat sdf= new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yy HH.mm.ss");
sdf.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("US/Central"));
String formattedDate = sdf.format(date).toUpperCase();

Without the uppercase it will show 13-jun-16 08.53.43 instead of 13-JUN-16 08.53.43

edited Jun 14 '16 at 11:14

answered Jun 14 '16 at 11:02

SCouto

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Now I got it SCouto, but how to convert it to this output 13-JUN-16 08.53.43. I dont want CST at the end – Hifzur Rahman Jun 14 '16 at 11:07
done, please, check it out – SCouto Jun 14 '16 at 11:10
I got date in IST format, but I need toconvert it to CST format – Hifzur Rahman Jun 14 '16 at 11:15
Assuming CST stands for Central Standard Time and not China Standard Time you need to add this line: sdf.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("US/Central")); (I'll update the answer as well) – SCouto Jun 14 '16 at 11:15
I guess this is what you meant @scouto --> simpleDateFormat.setTimeZone(java.util.TimeZone.getTimeZone("CST")); – Hifzur Rahman Jun 14 '16 at 11:23
IT's indeed the same, but three-letter codes for TimeZones are deprecated – SCouto Jun 14 '16 at 12:19
Thanks for the share @Scouto – Hifzur Rahman Jun 14 '16 at 13:58

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 14 '16 at 11:11

Date format should be like as below:

String DT = "14 Jun 2016 09:54:02 GMT";
DateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yy HH:mm:ss z");           
Date date = (Date) simpleDateFormat.parse(DT);

After converting date format, it should pass like below:

    String newstring = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMMM-yy HH:mm:ss").format(date).toString().toUpperCase();
    System.out.println(newstring);

Unable to Parse the Date, ParseException is thrown

Unable to parse the given date

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