String to Date object conversion with custom format

Question

I need to convert a date in dd/MM/yyyy format and store it to a Date object. i tried but not getting the desired result.My code :

    Date date=new Date();
    System.out.println("Normal Date :"+date);
    DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
    String strdate=formatter.format(date);
    System.out.println("String date: "+strdate);
    date=(Date)formatter.parse(strdate);
    System.out.println("Formated Date : "+date);

Current output

Normal Date :Wed Feb 18 10:54:40 IST 2015

String date: 18/02/2015

Formated Date : Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 IST 2015

Desired output

Normal Date :Wed Feb 18 10:54:40 IST 2015

String date: 18/02/2015

Formated Date : 18/02/2015

How can I achieve this?

`System.out.println("Formated Date : "+formatter.format(date));`? — MadProgrammer, Feb 18 '15 at 05:55
Remember, the "format" is irrelevant. It's the data that's important. `Date` is just a container for the number of milliseconds since the Unix Epoch, it carries no notion of formatting. When you want to display the date, use an appropriate `DateFormat` — MadProgrammer, Feb 18 '15 at 05:57
@MadProgrammer, i have this constraint on the column. @Column(name="from", nullable=false, length=10). so can't store complete date. it returns an error. and i'm not autorized to change that — Dev, Feb 18 '15 at 06:04
Then the only choice is to use something like `formatter.format(date)` and store it as text — MadProgrammer, Feb 18 '15 at 06:08
possible duplicate of [display Java.util.Date in a specific format](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6262310/display-java-util-date-in-a-specific-format) — Basil Bourque, Feb 18 '15 at 07:39

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 19 '15 at 10:29

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Date Object can be created from a specific format but when you print it, it will always print as per its .toString() implementation.

So you wont be able to achieve what you are trying to.

edited Feb 19 '15 at 10:29

Sufiyan Ghori

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answered Feb 18 '15 at 05:43

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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Date object stores date in international standards. if you want to print the way you want use this.

SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
System.out.println(dateFormat.format(yourdate));

possible duplicate of display Java.util.Date in a specific format

edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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answered Feb 18 '15 at 05:46

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Actually its not for just a display purpouse. I need to store it on database. @Temporal(TemporalType.DATE) @Column(name="from", nullable=false, length=10) public Date getFrom() { return this.from; } public void setFrom(Date from) { this.from = from; } The max lenth is 10 – Dev Feb 18 '15 at 05:51
@Dev, then store it in database. – Sufiyan Ghori Feb 18 '15 at 05:51
@Dev then you can store it in the database as a varchar. But I don't understand why you store it like that because then the comparison of dates in the database would be messy. it is good practice to store date as a SQL Date and whenever displaying the date, format it at will – prasadmadanayake Feb 18 '15 at 05:55
@Dev `Date` is just a container for the number of milliseconds since the unix epoch, it does not carry any formatting information. Simply store the `Date` value into the database as is, assuming that the column supports a date value – MadProgrammer Feb 18 '15 at 05:59
@prasadmadanayake , if i change type to varchar i can store it. But i'm not authorized to do so. that's why i am asking a question like this – Dev Feb 18 '15 at 06:00
@Dev then you should just store it as a SQL Date Object. formatting only necessary only when displaying . manipulating of the date will be handled by SQL engine. just store the date as it is and format it when displying – prasadmadanayake Feb 18 '15 at 06:12
then you should just store it as a SQL Date Object. formatting only necessary only when displaying . manipulating of the date will be handled by SQL engine. just store the date as it is and format it when displying – prasadmadanayake Feb 18 '15 at 06:12

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '15 at 05:57

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Store it in database as sqlDate = new java.sql.Date(utilDate.getTime());

answered Feb 18 '15 at 05:57

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String to Date object conversion with custom format

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