Answers for "java how to create date from string"

string to date conversion java

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;  
import java.util.Date;  
public class StringToDateExample1 {  
public static void main(String[] args)throws Exception {  
    String sDate1="31/12/1998";  
    Date date1=new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").parse(sDate1);  
    System.out.println(sDate1+"\t"+date1);  
}  
}

date to string java

Date date = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();  
    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss");  
    String strDate = dateFormat.format(date);