Date parse(String source)
Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce a date.
Object parseObject(String source, ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce a Date.
Change the date formatter
void setCalendar(Calendar newCalendar)
Set the calendar to be used by this date format.
void setLenient(boolean lenient)
Specify whether or not date/time parsing is to be lenient.
void setNumberFormat(NumberFormat newNumberFormat)
Allows you to set the number formatter.
void setTimeZone(TimeZone zone)
Sets the time zone for the calendar of this DateFormat object.
Revised from Open JDK source code