Android Date String to Date Convert parseStringToDate(String dateString, String sourceDateFormat, Locale locale)

Description

Parse String to Date based on given date format using the provided Locale.

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dateString	- String which has to be parsed.
sourceDateFormat	- String format of the date.
locale	- Locale to be used.

Exception

Parameter	Description
ParseException	exception when parsing the date.
NullPointerException	if any of the parameters is null.
IllegalArgumentException	if string parameter are blank or 0 - length.

Return

- parsed date.

Declaration

public static Date parseStringToDate(String dateString,
        String sourceDateFormat, Locale locale) throws ParseException 

Method Source Code

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

public class Main{
    /***/*from   w  w  w  . j av  a  2  s  .  c o  m*/
     * Parse {@link String} to {@link Date} based on given date format using the provided Locale.
     * 
     * @param dateString -{@link String} which has to be parsed.
     * @param sourceDateFormat -{@link String} format of the date.
     * @param locale -{@link Locale} to be used.
     * @return -{@link Date} parsed date.
     * @throws ParseException exception when parsing the date.
     * @throws NullPointerException if any of the parameters is null.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if string parameter are blank or 0 - length.
     */
    public static Date parseStringToDate(String dateString,
            String sourceDateFormat, Locale locale) throws ParseException {
        if (StringUtils.isNull(dateString)) {
            throw new NullPointerException("dateString cannot be null");
        }
        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(dateString)
                || StringUtils.isBlank(dateString)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("dateString cannot be empty");
        }
        if (StringUtils.isNull(sourceDateFormat)) {
            throw new NullPointerException(
                    "sourceDateFormat cannot be null");
        }
        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(sourceDateFormat)
                || StringUtils.isBlank(sourceDateFormat)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "sourceDateFormat cannot be empty");
        }
        if (StringUtils.isNull(locale)) {
            throw new NullPointerException("locale cannot be null");
        }

        Date parsedDate = null;
        SimpleDateFormat originalFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(
                sourceDateFormat, locale);
        parsedDate = originalFormat.parse(dateString);
        return parsedDate;
    }
}

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