Java Convert String to Date

In this Java core tutorial, we learn how to convert a String value into a Date object using the java.text.SimpleDateFormat class in Java programming language.

How to convert String to Date in Java

In Java, with a given date time String in specified date time pattern, we can use the SimpleDateFormat.parse(String source) method to convert it to a Date object as the following example Java code.

ConvertStringToDateExample.java

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class ConvertStringToDateExample {
    public static void main(String... args) throws ParseException {
        String dateInString = "2022/08/01 08:30:00";

        // Convert String to Date
        SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");
        Date date = simpleDateFormat.parse(dateInString);

        System.out.println(date);
    }
}