How to convert String to Date

The codes below show you how to convert String to Date in Java.

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import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.util.Date; 

public class StringToDateConverter 
{    
    public static void main(String[] args)    
    {        
        DateFormat dateFormat1 = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");         
        
       try        
        {            
             // to convert String to Date in format yyyy-MM-dd            
             Date date1 = dateFormat1.parse("2008-08-09");
             System.out.println("date1 = " + date1);        
        }         
        catch (ParseException ex)        
        {
              ex.printStackTrace();        
         }    
    }
}