[Solved] Compare date and time in string format [duplicate]

Question

 SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("d MMM yyyy kk:mm:ss zzz");  
 String str1 = "9 Oct 2014 07:09:17 GMT";
 Date date1 = formatter.parse(str1);

Accepted Answer

 SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("d MMM yyyy kk:mm:ss zzz");  
 String str1 = "9 Oct 2014 07:09:17 GMT";
 Date date1 = formatter.parse(str1);