Java Month Convert convertToNumericMonth(String importStrMonth)

Description

Convert an alphabet month into a numeric month.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
importStrMonth	Alphabet month (e.g., January)

Return

int

Declaration

public static int convertToNumericMonth(String importStrMonth) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// ww w . j a va 2  s.  c o  m
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 * Copyright (C) 1997-2008 by Naijatek.com
 *
 * All copyright notices regarding MyAlumni MUST remain 
 * intact in the scripts and in the outputted HTML.
 * The "powered by" text/logo with a link back to
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 * the footer of the pages MUST remain visible when the pages
 * are viewed on the internet or intranet.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 *
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 * http://www.naijatek.com/myalumni/forum
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 * Correspondence and Marketing Questions can be sent to:
 * info at naijatek com
 *
 * <p>Title: MyAlumni </p>
 * <p>Description: This system helps keep alive the line of communications between alumni/alumnus</p>
 * <p>Copyright: Copyright (c) 1997-2008</p>
 * <p>Company: Naijatek Solutions (http://www.naijatek.com)</p>
 * @author Folashade Adeyosoye (shardayyy@naijatek.com)
 * @version 1.0
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convert an alphabet month into a numeric month.
     *
    * @param importStrMonth Alphabet month (e.g., January)
    * @return int
     */
    public static int convertToNumericMonth(String importStrMonth) {

        importStrMonth = safeString(importStrMonth);

        if (importStrMonth.equals("January")) {
            return 1;
        } else if (importStrMonth.equals("February")) {
            return 2;
        } else if (importStrMonth.equals("March")) {
            return 3;
        } else if (importStrMonth.equals("April")) {
            return 4;
        } else if (importStrMonth.equals("May")) {
            return 5;
        } else if (importStrMonth.equals("June")) {
            return 6;
        } else if (importStrMonth.equals("July")) {
            return 7;
        } else if (importStrMonth.equals("August")) {
            return 8;
        } else if (importStrMonth.equals("September")) {
            return 9;
        } else if (importStrMonth.equals("October")) {
            return 10;
        } else if (importStrMonth.equals("November")) {
            return 11;
        } else if (importStrMonth.equals("December")) {
            return 12;
        } else {
            return 0;
        }
    }

    /**
     * This method bullet proofs a string for SQL. It trims off leading and trailing
     * spaces, replace ' with '', and return empty string if the string is a null.
     *
    * @param inStr the unsafe string
    * @return String the safe string
     */
    public static String safeString(final String inStr) {
        //String safeStr = null;

        if (inStr == null) {
            return "";
        }
        //safeStr = inStr.trim().toUpperCase();
        return inStr.trim();
    }
}

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