public
static
void
main(String[] args)
throws
ParseException {
String s = "Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT+08:00 1998";
SimpleDateFormat sf1 =
new
SimpleDateFormat(
"EEE MMM dd hh:mm:ss z yyyy"
, Locale.ENGLISH);
Date date = sf1.parse(s);
SimpleDateFormat sf2 =
new
SimpleDateFormat(
"yyyy-MM-dd"
);
System.out.println(sf2.format(date));
}