package com.test; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class DateTest { public static void main(String[] args) { testDate(); } public static void testDate(){ DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd hh-mm-ss"); String dateStr = "2014-01-24 10-47-20"; try { Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateStr); System.out.println(date); } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }