How to convert this datetime string into a Java date variable?

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Sun Jan 09 2011 22:00:00 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time)

I have the above string coming from JavaScript.

How do I convert that into a Java DateTime?

Vincent Ramdhanie · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-11 23:35:24Z

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With SimpleDateFormat.parse. See the pattern docs located up at the top of that page to help you figure out what pattern you want to use for your parsing format string.

edited Jan 11, 2011 at 23:35

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answered Jan 11, 2011 at 23:29

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Yehonatan Over a year ago

he wont be happy with that answer.

Yehonatan Over a year ago

@John you the author of the class?

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