gistfile1.java

import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import org.joda.time.DateTimeZone;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;
import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;

public class TestDateParse
{
    @Test
    public void testFoo() throws Exception {
        String d = "13/Feb/2008:15:33:39 -0800";
        DateTimeFormatter dtf = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("dd/MMM/yyyy:HH:mm:ss Z");
        DateTime dt = dtf.parseDateTime(d);
        assertTrue(new DateTime(2008, 2, 13, 15, 33, 39, 0, DateTimeZone.forOffsetHours(-8)).isEqual(dt));
    }
}