Tests whether provided string represents date. - Android java.lang

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Tests whether provided string represents date.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Tests whether provided string represents date.
     *
     * @param date        date string
     * @param datePattern date format pattern
     * @return true if string represents date
     */
    public static boolean isDateValid(String date, String datePattern) {
        SimpleDateFormat sf = new SimpleDateFormat(datePattern);
        sf.setLenient(false);
        try {
            sf.parse(date);
            return true;
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            return false;
        }
    }
}

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