java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: “Thu Jan 19 2012 08:00 PM”

Question

I would like to parse a date. My String date is \"Thu Jan 19 2012 08:00 PM\". And my code to parse is:

format = new SimpleDateFormat(\"EEE MMM dd yyyy hh:mm          


        

Answer 1

Try setting a Locale such as US in this case:

SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd yyyy hh:mm aaa",Locale.US);
format.parse("Thu Jan 19 2012 08:00 PM");