Java Hour Format formattedDateToDate(String str)

Description

Returns a Date object parsed from the date-time string formatted in accordance with RFC 822.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	the string to parse

Declaration

public static java.util.Date formattedDateToDate(String str) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   www . j  a v a2 s  . c  om
 *   Copyright (c) 1995-2003 by Gregory M. Messner
 *
 *   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 *   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 *   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 *   Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 *
 *   For more information contact the author at: gmessner@messners.com
 *
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns a Date object parsed from the date-time string formatted
     * in accordance with RFC 822.
     *
     * @param  str  the string to parse
     */
    public static java.util.Date formattedDateToDate(String str) {

        java.text.SimpleDateFormat df = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z",
                java.util.Locale.US);

        java.text.ParsePosition pos = new java.text.ParsePosition(0);
        try {
            return (df.parse(str, pos));
        } catch (Exception ignore) {
            return (null);
        }
    }
}

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