Java Date Value Check isDate(Object object)

Description

is Date

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static boolean isDate(Object object) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from w  w  w.  j  a  v a2 s. c o  m*/
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import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    final public static String[] DATE_FORMATS = { "mm/dd/yyyy", "dd/mm/yyyy", "mm-dd-yyyy" /*add more formatss*/ };

    public static boolean isDate(Object object) {
        if (object == null)
            return false;

        if (object instanceof Date)
            return true;

        String str = object.toString();
        for (String format : DATE_FORMATS) {
            try {
                Date i = new SimpleDateFormat(format).parse(str);
                return true;
            } catch (Exception e) {
            }
        }

        return false;
    }
}

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