Convert a String Date Such as 2003/01/10 into a java.util.Date Object in Java

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import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd");
    String date = "2003/01/10";
    java.util.Date utilDate = null;
    try {
      utilDate = formatter.parse(date);
    } catch (ParseException e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
    System.out.println("date:" + date);
    System.out.println("utilDate:" + utilDate);
  }
}