public static Date fromISODateString(String isoDateString) throws Exception {
  DateFormat f=new SimpleDateFormat(FORMAT_DATE_ISO);
  return f.parse(isoDateString);
}

public static Date fromISODateString ( String isoDateString ) throws Exception { DateFormat f = new SimpleDateFormat ( FORMAT_DATE_ISO ) ; return f . parse ( isoDateString ) ; }
takes in an iso date string of the following format : yyyy - mm - ddthh : mm : ss . ms + homo
