java convert string to datetime

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String string = "27/07/2021 20:25:55";

SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss");

Date date = formatter.parse(string);

System.out.println(date);  // Tue Jul 27 20:25:55 CEST 2021

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

public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException {

        String string1 = "27/07/2021 20:25:55";
        String string2 = "27-Jul-2021 20:25:55";
        String string3 = "Tue, Jul 27 2021 20:25:55";

        SimpleDateFormat formatter1 = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss");
        SimpleDateFormat formatter2 = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss");
        SimpleDateFormat formatter3 = new SimpleDateFormat("E, MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss");

        Date date1 = formatter1.parse(string1);
        Date date2 = formatter2.parse(string2);
        Date date3 = formatter3.parse(string3);

        System.out.println(date1);  // Tue Jul 27 20:25:55 CEST 2021
        System.out.println(date2);  // Tue Jul 27 20:25:55 CEST 2021
        System.out.println(date3);  // Tue Jul 27 20:25:55 CEST 2021
    }
}