How do I convert String to Date object in android?

public class StringToDate {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");

        try {
            Date today = df.parse("20/12/2005");
            System.out.println("Today = " + df.format(today));
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Below is the Result

Today = 20/12/2005