/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example: java instant from timestamp string
 */
import java.time.Instant;
import java.time.ZoneId;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
import java.util.*;
public class Lautturi {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String timestamp = "2018-10-22 17:20:13";
		final DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss")
				.withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
		Instant result = Instant.from(formatter.parse(timestamp));
		System.out.println("Instant: " + result);
	}
}
output:
Instant: 2018-10-22T14:20:13Z