SimpleDateFormat formatter
= new SimpleDateFormat ("yyyy-MM-dd");
String input = args.length == 0 ? "1818-11-11" : args[0];
System.out.print(input + " parses as ");
Date t;
try {
t = formatter.parse(input);
System.out.println(t);
} catch (ParseException e) {
System.out.println("unparseable using " + formatter);
}
