Java Date Value Check isDate(String strDate, String pattern)

Description

is Date

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static boolean isDate(String strDate, String pattern) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {

    public static boolean isDate(String strDate, String pattern) {
        try {//  ww w . j a  v  a2  s.c  o m
            parse(strDate, pattern);
            return true;
        } catch (ParseException pe) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public static Date parse(String strDate, String pattern) throws ParseException {
        try {
            return getFormatter(pattern).parse(strDate);
        } catch (ParseException pe) {
            throw new ParseException("Method parse in Class DateUtil err: parse strDate fail.",
                    pe.getErrorOffset());
        }
    }

    private static SimpleDateFormat getFormatter(String parttern) {
        return new SimpleDateFormat(parttern);
    }
}

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