Java Data Type How to - Convert string to date format 2020-11-11

Question

We would like to know how to convert string to date format 2020-11-11.

Answer

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
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public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
    SimpleDateFormat ft = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
    String input = "2020-11-11";
    System.out.print(input + " Parses as ");
    Date t = ft.parse(input);
    System.out.println(t);
  }
}