Here you can find the source of fromString(String dateString, DateTimeFormatter formatter)
public static Optional<ZonedDateTime> fromString(String dateString, DateTimeFormatter formatter)
//package com.java2s; /**/*w ww . j av a 2 s . c o m*/ * Copyright (C) 2015 BCC Risk Advisory (info@bccriskadvisory.com) * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.time.ZonedDateTime; import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter; import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException; import java.util.Optional; public class Main { public static Optional<ZonedDateTime> fromString(String dateString, DateTimeFormatter formatter) { if (dateString == null || formatter == null) return Optional.empty(); try { return Optional.of(ZonedDateTime.parse(dateString, formatter)); } catch (DateTimeParseException e) { return Optional.empty(); } } }