How to convert String into java.util.Date

import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;

public class DateFormatTest
{
  public DateFormatTest()
  {
    String dateString = "2001/03/09";
   
    SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/mm/dd");
    Date convertedDate = dateFormat.parse(dateString);

    System.out.println("Converted string to date : " + convertedDate);
  }

  public static void main(String[] argv)
  {
    new DateFormatTest();
  }
}



}

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