Java Date Value Check isValidDate(String value)

Description

is Valid Date

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static boolean isValidDate(String value) 

Method Source Code

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

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Locale;

public class Main {
    private static Locale internalLocale = Locale.UK;

    public static boolean isValidDate(String value) {
        try {
            SimpleDateFormat shortFormat = (SimpleDateFormat) DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT,
                    internalLocale);
            shortFormat.setLenient(false);
            shortFormat.parse(value);
            return true;
        }

        catch (java.text.ParseException e) {
            return false;
        }
    }
}

Related

1. isValidDate(String dt)
2. isValidDate(String inDate)
3. isValidDate(String psDt)
4. isValidDate(String s)
5. isValidDate(String src, String format)
6. isValidDateFormat(String startDate)
7. isValidDateFormat(String strDate, String dataFormat)
8. isValidDateInternal(String date, String dateFormat)
9. isValidDatePattern(String pattern)