Java Date Parse getDateFromString(String stringDate, String format)

Description

Purpose:
getDateFromString

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
stringDate	a parameter
format	a parameter

Return

Declaration

public static Date getDateFromString(String stringDate, String format) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    public static final int EARLIEST_YEAR = 0001;

    /**/*from   w  ww .jav  a2 s  . co m*/
     * Purpose:
     * <br>
     * getDateFromString<br>
     * <br>
     * @param stringDate
     * @param format
     * @return<br>
     */
    public static Date getDateFromString(String stringDate, String format) {
        Date date;
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
        try {
            date = sdf.parse(stringDate);
        } catch (ParseException ex) {
            date = getNoDate();
        }
        return date;
    }

    /**
     * Purpose:
     * <br>
     * getNoDate<br>
     * <br>
     * @return<br>
     */
    public static java.util.Date getNoDate() {
        java.util.Calendar vCalendar = java.util.Calendar.getInstance();
        vCalendar.set(java.util.Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 1);
        vCalendar.set(java.util.Calendar.YEAR, EARLIEST_YEAR);
        vCalendar.set(java.util.Calendar.MONTH, java.util.Calendar.JANUARY);
        return killTime(vCalendar).getTime();
    }

    /**
     * Purpose:
     * <br>
     * killTime<br>
     * <br>
     * @param aCalendar
     * @return<br>
     */
    public static java.util.Calendar killTime(java.util.Calendar aCalendar) {
        if (aCalendar == null) {
            return null;
        }
        java.util.Calendar vCalendar = (java.util.Calendar) aCalendar.clone();
        vCalendar.set(java.util.Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
        vCalendar.set(java.util.Calendar.SECOND, 0);
        vCalendar.set(java.util.Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
        vCalendar.set(java.util.Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
        return vCalendar;
    }

    /**
     * Purpose:
     * <br>
     * killTime<br>
     * <br>
     * @param aDate
     * @return<br>
     */
    public static java.util.Date killTime(java.util.Date aDate) {
        if (aDate == null) {
            return null;
        }
        java.util.Calendar vCalendar = java.util.Calendar.getInstance();
        vCalendar.setTime(aDate);
        return killTime(vCalendar).getTime();
    }
}

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