The following code shows you how to use
java.text.SimpleDateFormat formatter = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM d hh:mm:ss yyyy"); java.util.Date date1 = null;try{ date1 = formatter.parse("Thu Jun 3 09:09:30 2004");}catch(Exception e){ e.printStackTrace();}System.out.println("Date1 in millis : " + date1.getTime());System.out.println("Date1 in string : " + date1);java.util.Date date2 = new java.util.Date(date1.getTime());System.out.println("Date2 in string : " + date2);