convert string into java.util.date format in java -
am having string this. thu oct 07 11:31:50 ist 2010 i want convert exact date time format store in sql. am familiar many string date conversions following. string datestring = "2001/03/09"; simpledateformat dateformat = new simpledateformat("yyyy/mm/dd"); date converteddate = dateformat.parse(datestring); but need convert string thu oct 07 11:31:50 ist 2010 date format timestamp. can explain proper way of converting java.util.date format.? try this: simpledateformat dateformat = new simpledateformat("eee mmm dd hh:mm:ss z yyyy"); for future reference read on simpledateformat class: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/simpledateformat.html