Failed to convert value of type ‘java.lang.String’ to required type ‘java.util.Date’

Failed to convert value of type ‘java.lang.String’ to required type ‘java.util.Date’

1.传入的参数用String型的：String sdate,String fdate,
2.在参数使用之前：String转日期型
@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = “/add.do”)
public void add(String text,
String sdate,
String fdate,
HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
Notice notice = new Notice();
notice.setText(text);
//2.String转日期型
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(“yyyyMMdd”);
Date newsdate=sdf.parse(sdate);
Date newfdate=sdf.parse(fdate);
notice.setSdate(newsdate);
notice.setFdate(newfdate);

    int id = noticeService.create(notice);
    if (id <= 0) {
        request.setAttribute("message", "添加失败！");
        request.getRequestDispatcher("toAdd.html").forward(request, response);
    } else {
        request.getRequestDispatcher("toEdit.html?id=" + id).forward(request, response);
    }
}