Converting String into util.Date,and sql.Date

 ********************DateConvert.java******************************

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
public class DateConvert
{
  public DateConvert() throws ParseException
  {
    String dateString = "2011/10/23";
    //set the format,in which you are going to represent date
    SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd");
   
    //parse it and get it in util date format
    java.util.Date utilDate = dateFormat.parse(dateString);

    //converting Util Date into sql Date
    java.sql.Date sqlDate= new java.sql.Date(utilDate.getTime());
   
    System.out.println("Util Date Format: " + utilDate);
    System.out.println("Sql Date Format: " + sqlDate);
   
  }

  public static void main(String[] argv)throws Exception
  {
    new DateConvert();
  }
}
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Note:- make sure to keep MM in uppercase