[java] How to convert string date to Timestamp in java?

You can even try this.

   String date="09/08/1980";    // take a string  date
    Timestamp ts=null;  //declare timestamp
    Date d=new Date(date); // Intialize date with the string date
    if(d!=null){  // simple null check
        ts=new java.sql.Timestamp(d.getTime()); // convert gettime from date and assign it to your timestamp.
    }