code: public static Date date(String date) {
  		Date result = null;
  		try {
  			result = getDateFormater(DATE_FORMAT, null).parse(date);
  		}
  		catch (ParseException pex) {
  			LOG.warn("Date not constructable {}", pex, date);
  		}
  		return result;
  	}
docs: Creates a java.util.date, input format is "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"