Android Converting MYSQL DATETIME to ANDROID CALENDER object

Converting MYSQL DATETIME to ANDROID CALENDER object

private Calendar datetime2Calender(String oldDate)
    {
        // String oldDate = "11/25/2014 12:00:00 PM";
        Calendar cal = null;
        try
        {
            int dd, mm, yy, hh, min, ss;
            String ampm;
            int first, sec;

            first = 0;
            sec = oldDate.indexOf('/');
            mm = Integer.parseInt(oldDate.substring(first, sec));
            oldDate = oldDate.substring(sec + 1, oldDate.length());

            first = 0;
            sec = oldDate.indexOf('/');
            dd = Integer.parseInt(oldDate.substring(first, sec));
            oldDate = oldDate.substring(sec + 1, oldDate.length());

            first = 0;
            sec = oldDate.indexOf(' ');
            yy = Integer.parseInt(oldDate.substring(first, sec));
            oldDate = oldDate.substring(sec + 1, oldDate.length());

            first = 0;
            sec = oldDate.indexOf(':');
            hh = Integer.parseInt(oldDate.substring(first, sec));
            oldDate = oldDate.substring(sec + 1, oldDate.length());

            first = 0;
            sec = oldDate.indexOf(':');
            min = Integer.parseInt(oldDate.substring(first, sec));
            oldDate = oldDate.substring(sec + 1, oldDate.length());

            first = 0;
            sec = oldDate.indexOf(' ');
            ss = Integer.parseInt(oldDate.substring(first, sec));
            oldDate = oldDate.substring(sec + 1, oldDate.length());

            first = 0;
            sec = oldDate.length();
            ampm = oldDate.substring(first, sec);

            if (ampm.equalsIgnoreCase("pm"))
                hh = hh + 12;
            else if (hr == 12)
                hr = 0;

            cal = Calendar.getInstance();

            cal.set(yy, mm - 1, dd, hh, min, ss);
            return cal;

        } catch (Exception e)
        {
        }

        return cal;

    }