/**
 * 
 */
package se.chalmers.watchme.utils;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;

/**
 * A utility class for converting date's to common formats
 */
public class DateConverter {
	
	/**
	 * Recieves a calendar instance and returns a String with simple
	 * date format(MM/dd/yyyy)
	 * 
	 * @param calendar The calendar object to be used to create the string
	 * @returns A simple string representing a date in the format: MM/dd/yyyy
	 */
	public static String toSimpleDate(Calendar calendar) {
		
		SimpleDateFormat simpleDate = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
		String simpleDateString = simpleDate.format(calendar.getTime());
		
		return simpleDateString;
		
	}
	
	
	/* TODO Is it okay to require the string to be formated in a specific way?
	 * Is this a place for pre-condition?
	 */
	
	/**
	 * Recieves a String in the format "MM/dd/yyyy" and returns a Calendar object
	 * 
	 * @param string The string to convert to a Calendar object
	 * @returns Calendar object set to the recieved date
	 */
	public static Calendar toCalendar(String simpleDateString) {
		
		int month = 1;
		int day = 1;
		int year = 2000;
		
		/* TODO Feels like super-ugly code. But this will have to do for now.
		 * Use token to select substring according to slash (/) signs?
		 * Better ideas?
		 */
		
		// Try to convert the date in the string to integers
		try {
			month = Integer.parseInt(simpleDateString.substring(0, 1));
			day = Integer.parseInt(simpleDateString.substring(3, 4));
			year = Integer.parseInt(simpleDateString.substring(6, 9));
		}
		
		catch(NumberFormatException e) {
			System.err.println("Parse exception: " + e.toString());
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		
		catch(IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
			System.err.println("String formatted wrong " + e.toString());
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		
		Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
		calendar.set(year, month, day);
		
		return calendar;
		
	}

}

/**
 * 
 */
package se.chalmers.watchme.utils;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;

/**
 * A utility class for converting date's to common formats
 */
public class DateConverter {
	
	/**
	 * Recieves a calendar instance and returns a String with simple
	 * date format(dd-MM-yyyy)
	 * 
	 * @param calendar The calendar object to be used to create the string
	 * @returns A simple string representing a date in the format: dd-MM-yyyy
	 */
	public static String toSimpleDate(Calendar calendar) {
		
		SimpleDateFormat simpleDate = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
		String simpleDateString = simpleDate.format(calendar.getTime());
		
		return simpleDateString;
		
	}
	
	
	/* TODO Is it okay to require the string to be formated in a specific way?
	 * Is this a place for pre-condition?
	 */
	
	/**
	 * Recieves a String in the format "MM/dd/yyyy" and returns a Calendar object
	 * 
	 * @param string The string to convert to a Calendar object
	 * @returns Calendar object set to the recieved date
	 */
	public static Calendar toCalendar(String simpleDateString) {
		
		int month = 1;
		int day = 1;
		int year = 2000;
		
		/* TODO Feels like super-ugly code. But this will have to do for now.
		 * Use token to select substring according to slash (/) signs?
		 * Better ideas?
		 */
		
		// Try to convert the date in the string to integers
		try {
			month = Integer.parseInt(simpleDateString.substring(0, 1));
			day = Integer.parseInt(simpleDateString.substring(3, 4));
			year = Integer.parseInt(simpleDateString.substring(6, 9));
		}
		
		catch(NumberFormatException e) {
			System.err.println("Parse exception: " + e.toString());
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		
		catch(IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
			System.err.println("String formatted wrong " + e.toString());
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		
		Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
		calendar.set(year, month, day);
		
		return calendar;
		
	}

}

Change date format to dd-MM-YYYY when converting