java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date. "dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss" format

Question

I am getting a parsing error with the following code

String time = "24 Apr 2021 11:56:44";
Date timeOnLine = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss").parse(time);

Exception:

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "24 Apr 2021 11:56:44"

I am not sure what the problem is since the pattern seems to correspond with the string correctly.

Any advice on how to solve would be greatly appreciated!

Is "Apr" actually "April" in the default locale of wherever this code is running on? — Federico klez Culloca, Apr 24 '21 at 11:24
I recommend you don’t use `SimpleDateFormat` and `Date`. Those classes are poorly designed and long outdated, the former in particular notoriously troublesome. Instead use `LocalDateTime` and `DateTimeFormatter`, both from [java.time, the modern Java date and time API](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/datetime/). — Ole V.V., Apr 24 '21 at 12:11

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 24 '21 at 11:26

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Try with:

String time = "24 Apr 2021 11:56:44";
Date timeOnLine = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss", Locale.US).parse(time);

answered Apr 24 '21 at 11:26

Boris Strandjev

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