Question

I have a javascript date stored as a String in java. for example: 1327680000000
I want to convert this date from javascript to java date field.

I want it to get displayed in a specific format like "Jan 30 12:25:22" or something like this.

Answer 1

JavaScript dates and Java dates both share a common characteristic: Their underlying value is the number of milliseconds since The Epoch (Jan 1st, 1970 at midnight GMT). Looking at the value you’ve given, it looks like that’s the value you have in your string. So to convert it to a Java date, parse the string as a long and use the Date(long) constructor:

Date dt = new Date(Long.parseLong(theString, 10));

Then you can use a DateFormat implementation like SimpleDateFormat or similar to format it; you might also use a Calendar object for handling timezones and such.