java String转Date

/**
	 *  String转Date
	 * @param date
	 * @param formate
	 * @return
	 */
	public static Date strToDate(String date,String formate){
		if(Util.isEmpty(formate)){
			formate="yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss";
		}
		SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(formate);
		Date rs;
		try {
			rs = formatter.parse(date);
		} catch (ParseException e) {
			rs = null;
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		return rs;
	}