Java tutorial
/** * The contents of this file are subject to the OpenMRS Public License * Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in * compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at * http://license.openmrs.org * * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing rights and limitations * under the License. * * Copyright (C) OpenMRS, LLC. All Rights Reserved. */ package org.openmrs.module.emrapi.encounter; import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.TimeZone; public class DateMapper { public Date convertUTCToDate(String date) { if (!StringUtils.isBlank(date)) { try { DateFormat utcFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS'Z'"); utcFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC")); return utcFormat.parse(date); } catch (ParseException e) { throw new RuntimeException("Date format needs to be in UTC format. Incorrect Date:" + date + ".", e); } } return null; } }