Error inserting into database

Question

need help,am tryin to insert data into my database which contains date,
names,phone,address and deposit and it's giving this error message:
java.lang.ClassCastException:java.util.Date cannot be cast to java.sql.Date.
somebody help me please.thanks in advance.
code:
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.sql.*;
import java.text.*;
public class NewCustomerRecord extends JFrame{
     private JTextField firstnameF,othernameF,phoneF,addressF,depositF,currentF,dateF;
     private JButton registerbutton;
     private Connection con;
     private Statement st;
     private ResultSet set;
     private PreparedStatement stat;
     public NewCustomerRecord(){
          //super(f,"",true);
          JPanel panel = new JPanel();
          panel.setLayout(null);
          JLabel firstL = new JLabel("First Name:");
          firstL.setBounds(5,15,80,20);
          panel.add(firstL);
          firstnameF = new JTextField();
          firstnameF.setBounds(70,15,100,20);
          panel.add(firstnameF);
          JLabel otherL = new JLabel("Other Names:");
          otherL.setBounds(175,15,80,20);
          panel.add(otherL);
          othernameF = new JTextField();
          othernameF.setBounds(255,15,100,20);
          panel.add(othernameF);
          JLabel phoneL = new JLabel("Phone No.:");
          phoneL.setBounds(5,40,80,20);
          panel.add(phoneL);
          phoneF = new JTextField();
          phoneF.setBounds(70,40,100,20);
          panel.add(phoneF);
          JLabel addressL = new JLabel("Address:");
          addressL.setBounds(185,40,80,20);
          panel.add(addressL);
          addressF = new JTextField();
          addressF.setBounds(255,40,100,20);
          panel.add(addressF);
          JLabel depositL = new JLabel("Deposit:");
          depositL.setBounds(5,65,60,20);
          panel.add(depositL);
          depositF = new JTextField();
          depositF.setBounds(70,65,100,20);
          panel.add(depositF);
          /*JLabel currentL = new JLabel("Current Bill:");
          currentL.setBounds(135,65,80,20);
          panel.add(currentL);
          currentF = new JTextField();
          currentF.setBounds(205,65,50,20);
          panel.add(currentF);*/
          JLabel dateL = new JLabel("Date:");
          dateL.setBounds(185,65,50,20);
          panel.add(dateL);
          dateF = new JTextField();
          dateF.setBounds(255,65,100,20);
          panel.add(dateF);
          registerbutton = new JButton("Register Customer");
          registerbutton.setBounds(115,100,145,20);
          registerbutton.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
                    insertRecord();
                    dispose();
          registerbutton.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(50,20));
          panel.add(registerbutton);
          add(panel);
          setSize(400,200);
          setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
     public void insertRecord(){
          double bal=0.0;
          String s=depositF.getText();
          double dep = Double.parseDouble(s);
          bal+=dep;
          //String ss=dateF.getText();
          //short dd=Short.parseShort(ss);
          String ss=Double.toString(dep);
          String bb=Double.toString(bal);
          String fullName=firstnameF.getText()+"\t"+othernameF.getText();
          try{
               Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
               con=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:sparkletransaction","","");
               SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/mm/yy");  //added
               Date d = (Date)sdf.parse(dateF.getText());
               //java.sql.Date date = new java.sql.Date();
               //date.setTime(d.getTime());
               String insert="INSERT INTO personaltransaction(date,name,phone,addres,deposit,balance) VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?)";
               //insert=insert+;
               stat=con.prepareStatement(insert);
               stat.setDate(1,d);
               stat.setString(2,fullName);
               stat.setString(3,phoneF.getText());
               stat.setString(4,addressF.getText());
               stat.setString(5,ss);
               stat.setString(6,bb);
               stat.executeUpdate();
               stat.close();
          catch(Exception e){
               System.out.println(e);
     public static void main(String[] arg){
          new NewCustomerRecord().setVisible(true);
}

Answer 1

java.lang.ClassCastException:java.util.Date cannot be
cast to java.sql.Date.
Hint:
public static java.sql.Date convert2SqlDate(java.util.Date date) {
    return new java.sql.Date(date.getTime());
}