Java Calendar from Date dateToCalendar(String date)

Description

date To Calendar

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	a parameter

Declaration

public static Calendar dateToCalendar(String date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from ww  w  .j ava2  s  .  c o m*/
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import java.util.Calendar;

public class Main {
    /**
     * 
     * @param date
     * @return
     */
    public static Calendar dateToCalendar(String date) {
        int y, m, d;

        Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();

        y = atoi(date.substring(6));
        if (y < 49)
            y += 2000;
        else
            y += 1900;
        d = atoi(date.substring(3));
        m = atoi(date) - 1;

        c.set(y, m, d, 0, 0, 0);
        c.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
        return c;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the integer value of s.
     * 
     * @param s
     *            string containing the integer
     * @return the value of the integer in s
     */
    public static int atoi(String s) {
        int i, numMinuses = 0;

        s = s.trim();
        for (i = 0; i < s.length() && (s.charAt(i) == '-' || Character.isDigit(s.charAt(i))); i++)
            if (s.charAt(i) == '-')
                numMinuses++;
        if (i != 0 && numMinuses < 2)
            return Integer.parseInt(s.substring(0, i));

        return 0;
    }
}

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2. dateToCalendar(Date date)
3. dateToCalendar(int year, int month, int day)
4. dateToCalendar(java.util.Date date)
5. DateToCalendar(java.util.Date date)
6. getCalendar(Date date)
7. getCalendar(Date date)
8. getCalendar(Date date)
9. getCalendar(Date date, int firstDayOfWeek)