code: public static java.util.Date toDate(String dateTime) {
  		// dateTime must have one space between the date and time...
  		String date = dateTime.substring(0, dateTime.indexOf(" "));
  		String time = dateTime.substring(dateTime.indexOf(" ") + 1);
  
  		return toDate(date, time);
  	}
docs: Converts a date and time String into a Date
  
  @param dateTime
  A combined data and time string in the format
  "MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS", the seconds are optional
  @return The corresponding Date