import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
public class TestString{
public static Date stringDate(String dateString) throws Exception{
DateFormat dateFormat;
dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss",Locale.ENGLISH);
dateFormat.setLenient(false );
return dateFormat.parse(dateString);
}
public static void main(String[] args)throws Exception{
Date dates =stringDate("2003/10/12 12:34:20");
System.out.println(dates);
}
}
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT);
personal.getBirthdate()=form.setBirthdate(sdf.format(personal.getBirthdate()));
new java.sql.Date(personal.getBirthdate().getTime());