形如Mon Dec 31 00:00:00 CST 2012字符串转换为相应日期Date

package com.tender.news.util; 

import java.text.ParseException; 
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; 
import java.util.Date; 
import java.util.Locale; 

public class Test { 

    public static void main(String[] args) { 
        String str = "Mon Dec 31 00:00:00 CST 2012"; 
//        Date now=new Date(); 
        Date date = parse(str, "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", Locale.US); 
//        String str2=format(now, "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", Locale.CHINA); 
        System.out.printf("%tF %<tT%n", date); 
//        System.out.println(str2); 
    } 
//形如Mon Dec 31 00:00:00 CST 2012字符串转换为相应日期Date 
    public static Date parse(String str, String pattern, Locale locale) { 
        if(str == null || pattern == null) { 
            return null; 
        } 
        try { 
            return new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, locale).parse(str); 
        } catch (ParseException e) { 
            e.printStackTrace(); 
        } 
        return null; 
    } 
// 
    public static String format(Date date, String pattern, Locale locale) { 
        if(date == null || pattern == null) { 
            return null; 
        } 
        return new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, locale).format(date); 
    } 
}