How can I convert a String date with full month names to a Date object in java?

How can I convert dates with full month n开发者_如何学编程ames into a Date object in Java? Here's a sample date that I need to convert: 6 December 2002.

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 String str = "6 December 2002";
 DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy");
 Date date = (Date)formatter.parse(str);

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Have a look at SimpleDateFormat

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("d MMMMM yyyy", Locale.US);
Date d = sdf.parse("6 December 2002");
System.out.println(d);