Parse String Into Date In Java

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

public class JavaParseStrintToDate {

	public static void main(String args[]) {

		SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");

		String input = args.length == 0 ? "2016-01-01" : args[0];

		System.out.print(input + " Parses as ");

		Date date;

		try {
			date = simpleDateFormat.parse(input);
			System.out.println(date);
		} catch (ParseException e) {
			System.out.println("Unparseable using " + simpleDateFormat);
		}
	}
}
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