The Constructor Date(String) is Deprecated since of JDK 1.1 you should not use it

You should use java.text.SimpleDateFormat to convert String value to Date. E.g.

1	private static final SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(”yyyy-MM-dd”);

2	String birthDate = “ 1981 - 12 - 30 ?;

3	Date birth = sdf.format(birthDate);