TimeConversions.java

public void testDates() throws ParseException {
	// Desired Format in all scenarios
	DateTimeFormatter fmt = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");

	//Sample string we recieve
	String runTime = "2020-10-26T00:07:35.965030-04:00[America/Toronto]";

	//converting to LocalDateTime for usage
	LocalDateTime localDateTimeOut = ZonedDateTime.parse(runTime).toLocalDateTime();
	System.out.println("LocalDateTime to String without format: " + localDateTimeOut.toString());

	// Now convert LocalDateTime to String of format "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss"
	String timeString = localDateTimeOut.format(fmt);
	System.out.println("LocalDateTime to String with format: " + localDateTimeOut.format(fmt));

	// We dont need this
	Date date = java.util.Date.from(localDateTimeOut.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant());
	System.out.println("LocalDateTime to Date without format: " + date);

	// Converting string in format to Date
	SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
	System.out.println(format.parse(timeString));

	//LocalDateTime dateTime = LocalDateTime.parse(localDateTimeOut, fmt);
	//String dateAsString = dateTime.format(fmt);
	//System.out.println(dateAsString);
}