Java parse string to date [duplicate]

Question

I'm trying to parse a string to date object in Java.
My string is: String date = 2013-04-13 21:00:00; The code is:

    String myFormatString = "yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss";
    Date date1 = new SimpleDateFormat(myFormatString, Locale.ENGLISH).parse(date);
    System.out.println(date1);

I'm expecting the output to be: Sun Apr 13 21:00:00 GMT+00:00 2013
but what I get is: Sun Jan 13 21:00:00 GMT+00:00 2013

Can you see why?

You're mixing month and minutes. Month should be using M not m. And hour should be using H for 24 hours. — maba
– maba, Commented Apr 14, 2013 at 12:29
Months start from 00, not 01. Jan = 00, Feb = 01, Dec = 11. Don't expect Apr for 04. — smttsp
– smttsp, Commented Apr 14, 2013 at 13:11

Cebence · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-14 12:36:20Z

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Months are represented by "M", "m" is for minutes.

String myFormatString = "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss";

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edited Apr 14, 2013 at 12:36

answered Apr 14, 2013 at 12:29

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