How to convert a String to a Date object?

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SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-mm-dd");
sdf.parse(new Date());

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* operator has converted b * 50 into int, which can not be converted to byte without casting

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SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-mm-dd");
new Date().parse();

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SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-mm-dd");
new Date().format();

Q. How to convert a String to a Date object?