Convert string to date then format the date

Question

I am formatting a string to a date using the code

String start_dt = \'2011-01-01\';

DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(\"YYYY-MM-DD\"); 
Date date          


        

Answer 1

    String start_dt = "2011-01-01"; // Input String

    SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd"); // Existing Pattern
    Date getStartDt = formatter.parse(start_dt); //Returns Date Format according to existing pattern

    SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM-dd-yyyy");// New Pattern
    String formattedDate = simpleDateFormat.format(getStartDt); // Format given String to new pattern

    System.out.println(formattedDate); //outputs: 01-01-2011