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java.util.Date = java.text.DateFormat.getDateInstance().parse(date String);

// or
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");
Date date = format.parse( myString );

// Java util.Date to sql.Date
java.util.Date utilDate = new java.util.Date();
java.sql.Date sqlDate = new java.sql..Date(utilDate.getTime());