Java Data Type How to - Create new Date(2009, 12, 9) from String

Question

We would like to know how to create new Date(2009, 12, 9) from String.

Answer

import java.util.Date;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
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public class DateTest {
    public static void main( String [] args ) throws ParseException {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf =  new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy, MM, dd");
        Date date = sdf.parse("2009, 12, 9");
        System.out.println( date );
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.