/*

Java String to java.sql.Date Example

This Java String to java.sql.Date example shows how to convert Java String object

containing date to java.sql.Date object.

*/

import java.sql.Date;

import java.text.ParseException;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class ConvertStringToJavaSQLDateExample {

public static void main(String args[]) throws ParseException{

//string containing date

String strDate = “2011-12-31 00:00:00”;

/*

* To convert String to java.sql.Date, use

* Date (long date) constructor.

*

* It creates java.sql.Date object from the milliseconds provided.

*/

//first convert string to java.util.Date object using SimpleDateFormat

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(“yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss”);

java.util.Date date = sdf.parse(strDate);

java.sql.Date sqlDate = new Date(date.getTime());

System.out.println(“String converted to java.sql.Date :” + sqlDate);

}

}

/*

Output of above given String to java.sql.Date example would be

2011-01-31

*/