Java Date Parse getDateFromString(String _date, String _format)

Description

Convert a string to a specific format Date

License

Mozilla Public License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
_date	A string representing a date
_format	A string of the date format

Return

a

Declaration

public static Date getDateFromString(String _date, String _format) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Mozilla Public License 

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

public class Main {
    /**//from www.  ja  va2  s. c  o  m
     * Convert a string to a specific format {@link Date}
     * @param _date A string representing a date
     * @param _format  A string of the date format
     * @return  a {@link Date} 
     */
    public static Date getDateFromString(String _date, String _format) {
        // Parse the String into a Date object.
        Date _return = null;

        // Check for null.
        if (_date == null) {
            return _return;
        }

        // Try to parse what we have into a legitimate Date.
        try {
            SimpleDateFormat date_format = new SimpleDateFormat(_format);
            _return = date_format.parse(_date);
        } catch (java.text.ParseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        // Return the Date object.
        return _return;
    }
}

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