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//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Try to parse input with SimpleDateFormat
     *
     * @param input input.
     * @param format      SimpleDateFormat
     * @param setYear1700 When true the age will be not displayed in brackets
     * @return Date object if successful, otherwise null
     */
    private static Date parseStringWithSimpleDateFormat(String input, String format, boolean setYear1700) {
        return parseStringWithSimpleDateFormat(input, format, setYear1700, Locale.ENGLISH);
    }

    /**
     * Try to parse input with SimpleDateFormat
     *
     * @param input input.
     * @param format      SimpleDateFormat
     * @param setYear1700 When true the age will be not displayed in brackets
     * @param locale locale.
     * @return Date object if successful, otherwise null
     */
    private static Date parseStringWithSimpleDateFormat(String input, String format, boolean setYear1700,
            Locale locale) {
        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(format, locale);
        dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault());

        try {
            Date parsedDate = dateFormat.parse(input);

            /*
             * Because no year is defined in address book, set year to 1700
             *
             * When year < 1800, the age will be not displayed in brackets
             */
            if (setYear1700) {
                Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
                cal.setTime(parsedDate);
                cal.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1700);
            }

            return parsedDate;
        } catch (ParseException ignored) {
            return null;
        }
    }
}