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Thread: Date conversion in java..

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    Default Date conversion in java..

    Hi,
    I want to convert a date which can be of any date formats into yyyy-mm-dd format...My code is below.Could anyone please tell what is wrong in it.
    String[] date_formats = {
    "MM/dd/yyyy",
    "dd/MM/yyyy"
    ,"dd-MM-yyyy",

    };

    String dateReceived = "13/11/2012";
    for (String formatString : date_formats){
    DateFormat userDate = new SimpleDateFormat(formatString);
    {
    DateFormat dateFormatNeeded = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-mm-dd");
    Date date = userDate.parse(dateReceived);
    String Dateconverted = dateFormatNeeded.format(date);
    System.out.println(Dateconverted);
    }


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    Default Re: Date conversion in java..

    Hi there,

    For people to help it's useful if you put [ code=java] [ /code] (without spaces) around your code, and also paste the sample output.

    Thanks

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    Default Re: Date conversion in java..

    Welcome to the forum! Please read this topic to learn how to post code in code or highlight tags and other useful info for new members.

    Please post your code correctly using code or highlight tags per the above link.

    And how can we help you with what you're trying to do?

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