How to solve java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date?

date, date-format, java

Solution

you are parsing a string that is not a correct representation of that pattern, you are missing the TimeZone... something like: `-0600`

example:

Date date1 = df.parse("2016-11-18T11:13:43.838-0600Z");

here is the doc for more info....

your code should look like:

    DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ");
    try {
        Date date1 = df.parse("2016-11-18T11:13:43.838-0600Z");
        DateFormat outputFormatter1 = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy");
        String output1 = outputFormatter1.format(date1); //
    } catch (ParseException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

Problem

I'm trying to convert this to a readable format however, keep getting `java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "2016-11-18T11:13:43.838Z" (at offset 23)` ``` DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ", Locale.US); try { Date date1 = df.parse("2016-11-18T11:13:43.838Z"); DateFormat outputFormatter1 = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy"); String output1 = outputFormatter1.format(date1); // } catch (ParseException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } ``` I read about adding locale as other SO answers suggested but it is still not working.

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