Java: Error parse date's string to date object -

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i try convert string date on java. read , try example website "java date , calendar examples" still cannot compile , run it.

this code.

package javaapplication5;  import java.text.simpledateformat; import java.util.calendar; import java.util.date; import java.util.locale;  public class javaapplication5 {         public static void main(string[] args) {         simpledateformat sdf = new simpledateformat("dd-m-yyyy hh:mm:ss");         string dateinstring = "31-08-1982 10:20:56";         date date = sdf.parse(dateinstring);         system.out.println(date);     }  } 

and got error.

exception in thread "main" java.lang.runtimeexception: uncompilable source code - unreported exception java.text.parseexception; must caught or declared thrown 

what missing or wrong? thank help.

the problem java.text.parseexception checked exception

a checked exception type of exception must either caught or declared in method in thrown

so... might declare in throws list

public static void main(string[] args) throws parseexception {     /* ... */ } 

or should handle it

public static void main(string[] args) {     try {         date date = sdf.parse(dateinstring);     } catch (parseexception e) {         // proper thing here try         // format or log/rethrow/wrap exception     } }