Java Date Value Check isValidDate(String date)

Description

checks if the date is valid or not

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	- date in String format

Return

true - if date is a valid date

Declaration

static public boolean isValidDate(String date) 

Method Source Code

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

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * checks if the date is valid or not
     * @param date - date in String format
     * @return true - if date is a valid date
     */
    static public boolean isValidDate(String date) {
        try {
            @SuppressWarnings("unused")
            Date dateTime = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS")
                    .parse(date.trim() + " 00:00:00.000000");
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }
}

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4. isValidDate(final String date, final String format, final Locale locale)
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6. isValidDate(String date)
7. isValidDate(String date, String dateFormat)
8. isValidDate(String date, String format)
9. isValidDate(String dateStr)