Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: BEER-WARE LICENSE import java.util.HashMap; public class Main { public static final String YEAR = "year"; public static final String MONTH = "mon"; public static final String DAY = "day"; public static final String HOUR = "hour"; public static final String MIN = "min"; public static HashMap<String, Object> getDateFromLJString(String dateString) { final HashMap<String, Object> result = new HashMap<String, Object>(); if (dateString == null || dateString.length() == 0) { return result; } final String[] dateTime = dateString.split(" "); final String[] dateItems = dateTime[0].split("-"); result.put(YEAR, dateItems[0]); result.put(MONTH, dateItems[1]); result.put(DAY, dateItems[2]); final String[] timeItems = dateTime[1].split(":"); result.put(HOUR, timeItems[0]); result.put(MIN, timeItems[1]); return result; } }