java - How to parse date string to Date? -

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how parse date string below date object?

string target = "thu sep 28 20:29:30 jst 2000"; dateformat df = new simpledateformat("e mm dd kk:mm:ss z yyyy"); date result =  df.parse(target);   

throws exception...

java.text.parseexception: unparseable date: "thu sep 28 20:29:30 jst 2000"         @ java.text.dateformat.parse(dateformat.java:337) 

the pattern wrong. have 3-letter day abbreviation, must eee. have 3-letter month abbreviation, must mmm. day , month abbreviations locale sensitive, you'd explicitly specify simpledateformat locale english well, otherwise use platform default locale may not english per se.

public static void main(string[] args) throws exception {     string target = "thu sep 28 20:29:30 jst 2000";     dateformat df = new simpledateformat("eee mmm dd kk:mm:ss z yyyy", locale.english);     date result =  df.parse(target);       system.out.println(result); } 

this prints here

thu sep 28 07:29:30 bot 2000

which correct per timezone.

i reconsider if wouldn't rather use hh instead of kk. read javadoc details valid patterns.