How can I Convert timestamp String to Date in Android

Question

I want to convert timestamp to date in android, I tried this code but not get expected result.

My Code Is.

String timeStampST = "2016-12-13 09:47:11";
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
Date convertedDate = new Date();
try {
    convertedDate = dateFormat.parse(timeStampST);
    } catch (ParseException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

System.out.println(convertedDate);

Out Put

Tue Dec 13 16:15:02 GMT+05:30 2016

Expected Out Put

Tue Dec 13 2016

I need day in my output

Please see [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/9816867/5013893) to a similar question. — apat, Dec 13 '16 at 10:59
@apat No, I want day in out put, pls check the expected out put — byteC0de, Dec 13 '16 at 11:00

Dharmbir Singh · Answer 1 · 2016-12-13T11:08:11.540

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Kindly copy paste this answer. It will help you.

        String timeStampST = "2016-12-13 09:47:11";
        SimpleDateFormat fmt = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
        Date date = null;
        String resultDate = null;
        try {
            date = fmt.parse(timeStampST);
            SimpleDateFormat fmtOut = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd yyyy");
            resultDate = fmtOut.format(date);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

OUTPUT

resultDate = 12/13/2016

edited Dec 13 '16 at 11:08

answered Dec 13 '16 at 10:50

Dharmbir Singh

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How can i get day in that – byteC0de Dec 13 '16 at 10:56
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He wants the day of the week and the month name, so the format should be "EEE MMM dd yyyy" – Michele Da Ros Dec 13 '16 at 11:05
@JihinRaju Please see my updated answer. Hope it will help you. – Dharmbir Singh Dec 13 '16 at 11:06
@MicheleDaRos Thank You – byteC0de Dec 13 '16 at 11:10
@DharmbirSingh Thank You – byteC0de Dec 13 '16 at 11:10
@JihinRaju You're welcome dude. Happy coding :) – Dharmbir Singh Dec 13 '16 at 11:15

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 13 '16 at 10:48

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Use this method with string and input and output format.

  public static String parseDateToddMMyyyy(String time, String inputPattern, String outputPattern) {
    SimpleDateFormat inputFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(inputPattern);
    SimpleDateFormat outputFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(outputPattern);
    Date date;
    String str = null;
    try {
        date = inputFormat.parse(time);
        str = outputFormat.format(date);
    } catch (ParseException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return str;
}

answered Dec 13 '16 at 10:48

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what is inputPattern and outPutPattern – byteC0de Dec 13 '16 at 10:49
input pattern for you will be -(yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss) 2016-12-13 09:47:11, output pattern will be -EEE MMM dd yyyy – Newbie Android Dec 13 '16 at 11:00

How can I Convert timestamp String to Date in Android

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