Question

What SimpleDateFormat to use for parsing Oracle date ?

I’m using this SimpleDateFormat.

SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(“yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss.sss”);

its giving this exception.

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: “2011-08-19 06:11:03.0”

Kindly please tell me the SimpleDateFormat to use. Thanks.

Answer 1

You should use this Pattern "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.S" instead of "yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss.sss".

little h for “Hour in am/pm (1-12)” and H for “Hour in day (0-23)”
see here: SimpleDateFormat

SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.S");
Date date = dateFormat.parse("2011-08-19 06:11:03.0");