Here is sample code for ur query.
package mypackage;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
public class
Test {
public Test()
{
String dateString = new String("07/12/2005");
java.util.Date dtDate = new Date();
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yy");
SimpleDateFormat sdfAct = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/mm/yyyy");
try
{
dtDate = sdfAct.parse(dateString);
System.out.println("Date After parsing in required format:"+(sdf.format(dtDate)));
}
catch (ParseException e)
{
System.out.println("Unable to parse the date string");
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
/**
*
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Test test = new Test();
}
}