Converting From String to java.sql.Date

[Gabriel Cane]

I'd like to know, using non-deprecated methods, how I could take a String and convert it to a java.sql.Date object.
For example, my web application will be receiving three pieces of information:
month, day, year.
I've been fooling around with the Calendar object and I can't quite figure it out.
Thanks.

[James Swan]

Here is some code to get you started, does very basic date validation:

import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
public class TestDateFormat {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String dateString = "28/02/2002;
        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
        try {
            dateFormat.setLenient(false);
            Date date = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
            System.out.println("dateString = " + dateString);
            System.out.println("formatted date = " + dateFormat.format(date));
            
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();       
        }
    }
}

Also have a look at java.text.SimpleDateFormat for further info.

[James Swan]

I forgot to mention, to go from a java.util.Date to java.sql.Date, use something like:
java.util.Date date = (see above);
java.sql.Date sqlDate = new java.sql.Date(date.getTime());