how to convert string date to Timestamp in java 8 code example

Example: java timestamp from string

//parse ISO local date time String
LocalDateTime timestamp=LocalDateTime.parse("2007-12-03T10:15:30");
//parse custom String
DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy MM dd HH:mm");
LocalDate parsedDate = LocalDate.parse("1970 01 01 00:00", formatter);