Convert a string to Date in Java 29-12-2015 18:47:20 Java / Type Conversion 0 Bookmark(s) 192 View(s) For an exact conversion, use: SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy"); Date date = dateFormat.parse("1.1.2014"); For flexible parsing use: Date date = DateFormat.getInstance.parse( "1.1.2014");