code: public static java.util.Date toDate(String date, String time) {
  		if (date == null || time == null)
  			return null;
  		String month;
  		String day;
  		String year;
  		String hour;
  		String minute;
  		String second;
  
  		int dateSlash1 = date.indexOf("/");
  		int dateSlash2 = date.lastIndexOf("/");
  
  		if (dateSlash1 <= 0 || dateSlash1 == dateSlash2)
  			return null;
  		int timeColon1 = time.indexOf(":");
  		int timeColon2 = time.lastIndexOf(":");
  
  		if (timeColon1 <= 0)
  			return null;
  		month = date.substring(0, dateSlash1);
  		day = date.substring(dateSlash1 + 1, dateSlash2);
  		year = date.substring(dateSlash2 + 1);
  		hour = time.substring(0, timeColon1);
  
  		if (timeColon1 == timeColon2) {
  			minute = time.substring(timeColon1 + 1);
  			second = "0";
  		} else {
  			minute = time.substring(timeColon1 + 1, timeColon2);
  			second = time.substring(timeColon2 + 1);
  		}
  
  		return toDate(month, day, year, hour, minute, second);
  	}
docs: Converts a date String and a time String into a Date
  
  @param date
  The date String: MM/DD/YYYY
  @param time
  The time String: either HH:MM or HH:MM:SS
  @return A Date made from the date and time Strings