Parse String to Date by long and short format - Android java.util

Android examples for java.util:Date Parse

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Description

Parse String to Date by long and short format

Demo Code

import java.text.ParsePosition;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

import android.util.Log;

public class DateStringUtils {

    private static final String LOG_TAG = DateStringUtils.class
            .getCanonicalName();/*from   www .j  a  v  a2s . c  o  m*/

    // short and long date format string
    private static final String SHORTDATEFORMATSTRING = "yyyy-MM-dd";
    private static final String LONGDATEFORMATSTRING = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss";

    // short date string to date
    public static Date shortDateString2Date(String shortDateString) {
        return dateString2Date(shortDateString, SHORTDATEFORMATSTRING);
    }

    // long date string to date
    public static Date longDateString2Date(String longDateString) {
        return dateString2Date(longDateString, LONGDATEFORMATSTRING);
    }

    // date string to date
    private static Date dateString2Date(String dateString,
            String dateFormatter) {
        Date _date = null;

        // check date string
        if (null != dateString && !"".equalsIgnoreCase(dateString)) {
            // parse data with formatter and locale
            _date = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormatter, Locale.getDefault())
                    .parse(dateString, new ParsePosition(0));
        } 

        return _date;
    }

}

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