Java String to java.sql.Date Example

/*
Java String to java.sql.Date Example
This Java String to java.sql.Date example shows how to convert Java String object
containing date to java.sql.Date object.
*/
import java.sql.Date;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
public class ConvertStringToJavaSQLDateExample {
public static void main(String args[]) throws ParseException{
//string containing date
String strDate = "2011-12-31 00:00:00";
/*
* To convert String to java.sql.Date, use
* Date (long date) constructor.
*
* It creates java.sql.Date object from the milliseconds provided.
*/
//first convert string to java.util.Date object using SimpleDateFormat
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss");
java.util.Date date = sdf.parse(strDate);
java.sql.Date sqlDate = new Date(date.getTime());
System.out.println("String converted to java.sql.Date :" + sqlDate);
}
}
/*
Output of above given String to java.sql.Date example would be
2011-01-31
*/