Java SimpleDateFormat Exception: unparseable date

Question

I am trying to get Java to read in a date formatted as follows: Thu Mar 8 13:33:25 2012 But getting an unparseable exception. Here's the code:

SimpleDateFormat formatter2 = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM d HH:mm:ss yyyy", Locale.ENGLISH);
String currentDate = "Thu Mar 8 13:33:25 2012";
Date date2 = formatter.parse(currentDate);

It throws the following exception: Exception in thread "main" java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Thu Mar 8 13:33:25 2012"

Could someone help me out please? I've tried changing the "d" to "dd" but still doesn't work.

It seems that you are using _formatter_ instead of _formatter2_ . — Arnaud, Feb 02 '16 at 09:26
You have `formatter2` `SimpleDateFormat` object and you are using `formatter` to parse. Where does `formatter` comes from? — Buhake Sindi, Feb 02 '16 at 09:27
This code works if you user `formatter2` instead of `formatter`. — Patrick, Feb 02 '16 at 09:27
When I use `formatter2`, I get absolutely **no** errors and the code runs. — Buhake Sindi, Feb 02 '16 at 09:28
@Patrick will the code fail if System does not have English Locale? — Optional, Feb 02 '16 at 09:29
Thanks guys - that's correct. I had another formatter object and accidentally used that. Phew. — Zainab Abaid, Feb 02 '16 at 09:30
@Zainab Abaid don't forget to vote for the correct answer and accept. :D — Buhake Sindi, Feb 02 '16 at 09:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 02 '16 at 09:29

You are not using formatter2 variable as specified in your example.

Your code works when using formatter2.

SimpleDateFormat formatter2 = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM d HH:mm:ss yyyy", Locale.ENGLISH);
String currentDate = "Thu Mar 8 13:33:25 2012";
Date date2 = formatter2.parse(currentDate);
System.out.println(date2);

Result:

Thu Mar 08 13:33:25 CAT 2012

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 02 '16 at 11:46

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String pattern = "EEEEE MMMMM yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSSZ";
SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat =
        new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, new Locale("en", "IN"));

String date = simpleDateFormat.format(new Date());
System.out.println(date);

edited Feb 02 '16 at 11:46

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answered Feb 02 '16 at 10:19

Java SimpleDateFormat Exception: unparseable date

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