Date Insert

[Anonymous]

Hi all,
i want to know how i can convert a string into a date data type.
String date=request.getParameter("txtGraduationdate");
well in my backend i created the field as "date" data type.
So how will i be able to convert this.
Thanks and Regards,
vikram

[Toyin Sogeke]

Hello Sir,
You can use java class java.text.SimpleDateFormat
for your conversion as follows:
String stringDate = "2001-10-08";
SimpleDateFormat sdfInput =
new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy-MM-dd" );
java.util.Date date = sdfInput.parse( stringDate );
Cheers

Originally posted by vikramnp:
Hi all,
i want to know how i can convert a string into a date data type.
String date=request.getParameter("txtGraduationdate");
well in my backend i created the field as "date" data type.
So how will i be able to convert this.
Thanks and Regards,
vikram

[Dharmesh Chheda]

Hello vikramp
the second way is that you can use the StringTokenizer class also
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[Jamie Robertson]

This is the way I convert it. I wish there was an easier way too!

Calendar bday = Calendar.getInstance() ;
bday.set(stringYYYY,stringMM,stringDD);
java.util.Date birthdate = new java.util.Date(bday.getTime().getTime());

Calendar.getTime() returns a Date object, then use getTime() on the Date object which returns milliseconds, which you can use in a Date constructor to create a new Date.
Jamie


[This message has been edited by Jamie Robertson (edited October 15, 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Jamie Robertson (edited October 15, 2001).]