Android examples for java.util:Date Format
Format String in 'YYYY-MM-DD' to Timestamp
/*//from w ww . ja v a 2 s . c om * File: $RCSfile: FormatUtilities.java,v $ * * Copyright (c) 2005 Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH, * Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring 1, 33106 Paderborn, Germany * All Rights Reserved. * * This software is the confidential and proprietary information * of Wincor Nixdorf ("Confidential Information"). You shall not * disclose such Confidential Information and shall use it only in * accordance with the terms of the license agreement you entered * into with Wincor Nixdorf. */ import java.math.BigDecimal; import java.sql.Timestamp; import java.text.DecimalFormat; import java.text.NumberFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class Main{ public static final String SHORT_DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd"; /** * Format String in 'YYYY-MM-DD' to Timestamp * * @param dateStr String to Convert * @return Formatted Timestamp */ public static Timestamp strToTimestamp(final String dateStr) { Date dat = strToDate(dateStr); return new Timestamp(dat.getTime()); } /** * Format String in 'YYYY-MM-DD' to Date * * @param dateStr String to Convert * @return Formatted Date */ public static Date strToDate(final String dateStr) { return strToDate(dateStr, SHORT_DATE_FORMAT, Locale.US); } /** * Format String in Pattern to Date * * @param dateStr String to Convert * @param pattern Convert Pattern * @return Formatted Date */ public static Date strToDate(final String dateStr, final String pattern) { return strToDate(dateStr, pattern, Locale.US); } /** * Format String in Pattern and Locale to Date * * @param dateStr String to Convert * @param pattern Convert Pattern * @param loc Convert Locale * @return Formatted Date */ public static Date strToDate(final String dateStr, final String pattern, final Locale loc) { if (StringUtilities.isEmpty(dateStr)) { return null; } try { SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, loc); return sdf.parse(dateStr); } catch (ParseException e) { Log.e(FormatUtilities.class.getName(), e.getMessage()); return null; } } }