How to convert string to date in java

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How i can convert string to data so i can save my date to sql server?

i am using netbeans JdateChooser which give me date in "

Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 PKT 2017

" ...
but i want in "YYYY-MM-DD" .

What I have tried:

DateFormat df=new SimpleDateFormat("YYYY-MM-dd");
       Date date= dateChooser.getDate();
       Date StringToDate=df.parse(dateString);
       System.out.println("String to Date = "+StringToDate);

Posted 25-Feb-17 11:06am

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Updated 25-Feb-17 16:33pm

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[no name] 25-Feb-17 17:39pm

You don't. Save the date as a date not as a string. You are begging for trouble if you do.

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Peter Leow · Answer 1 · 2017-02-25T16:33:00

Never do that. Not only date, data should be treated in its natural form meant for storage on data layer. No matter how you format them, they will just be stored as binary, what is the point? Simply save the date user selected from

JdateChooser

to a date type field in the database. Upon retrieval, then format it to the desired format you want for presentation (layer) purpose.