TimeTest.java

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.TimeZone;

class TimeTest{

 public static Date parseShortDate(String dateTime) {
 try {
 SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yy", Locale.getDefault());
 formatter.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault());
 return formatter.parse(dateTime);
 } catch (ParseException ignored) {}
 return null;
 }

 /**
 * Formats timestamp to 'date month' format (e.g. '3 Feb 2019'). //"dd-MM-yyyy"
 */
 public static String formatShortDate(String dateTime) {
 SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy", Locale.getDefault());
 dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault());
 Date value = parseShortDate(dateTime);
 if (value == null){
 return null;
 }
 return dateFormat.format(value);
 }
 public static void main(String args[]){
 System.out.println("Dare: "+ formatShortDate("30/12/2020"));
 System.out.println("Dare: "+ formatShortDate("12/30/2020"));
 System.out.println("Dare: "+ formatShortDate("12/29/2020"));
 }
}