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Is there an format in java for parsing date such as 'Jun 3, 2020 5:04:05 PM' because i'm creating an app in JEE and i got ths message in my log file when persisting data

BalusC
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Paluku gratien
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    Does this answer your question? [Java string to date conversion](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4216745/java-string-to-date-conversion) – Kukanani Jun 05 '20 at 14:19

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I recommend you use java.time.LocalDateTime and DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern instead of using the outdated java.util.Date and SimpleDateFormat. Check this to learn more about the modern date/time API.

import java.time.LocalDateTime;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
import java.util.Locale;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Define format
        DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss a", Locale.US);

        // Date/time string
        String strDate = "Jun 3, 2020 5:04:05 PM";

        // Parse the date/time string into LocalDateTime
        LocalDateTime ldt = LocalDateTime.parse(strDate, formatter);

        // Display ldt.toString()
        System.out.println(ldt);

        // Display `ldt` in the specified format
        System.out.println(formatter.format(ldt));
    }
}

Output:

2020-06-03T17:04:05
Jun 3, 2020 5:04:05 PM
Basil Bourque
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Arvind Kumar Avinash
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If I understand you correctly:

String dString =  "Jun 3, 2020 5:04:05 PM" 
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM dd, yyyy HH:mm:ss aa");
Date date = formater.parse(dString);

EDIT: Dealing with locale:

new SimpleDateFormat("MMM dd, yyyy HH:mm:ss aa", Locale.US)

You can also look at LocalDateTime and DateTimeFormatter

Pearl
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  • _yes that's it_ – Paluku gratien Jun 05 '20 at 13:42
  • Do not forget to take Local's into account depending on your situation it can cause errors – Pearl Jun 05 '20 at 13:42
  • _The problem is really when i want to persist data from android application to JEE glassfish server in mysql now i'm getting that problem. thanks in advance_ – Paluku gratien Jun 05 '20 at 13:44
  • _Ok i will try to take into account Local's date, may it will solve my case thank you_ – Paluku gratien Jun 05 '20 at 13:47
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    Please don’t teach the young ones to use the long outdated and notoriously troublesome `SimpleDateFormat` class. At least not as the first option. And not without any reservation. Today we have so much better in [`java.time`, the modern Java date and time API,](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/datetime/) and its `DateTimeFormatter`. – Ole V.V. Jun 05 '20 at 16:32