Java Parse Date Pattern YYYY parse(String date, String format)

Description

Returns a Date object instance from the input string.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The date string.
format	The date format that the date string conforms to.

Exception

Parameter	Description

Return

The date instance created.

Declaration

public static Date parse(String date, String format) throws java.text.ParseException 

Method Source Code

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

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns a Date object instance from the input string.
     * The input date string is parsed to return a date object
     * based on the format provided.
     * <p>
     * Eg., to parse the date string "01/01/2003 9:2 PM", use the
     * format "dd/MM/yyyy h:m a". The resultant data object will have
     * the value "Mar 11 2003 09:02", as displayed in 24 hr format.
     * <p>
     * @param  date   The date string.
     * @param  format The date format that the date string conforms to.
     * @return The date instance created.
     * @throws java.text.ParseException  - if the beginning of the specified string cannot be parsed.
     */
    public static Date parse(String date, String format) throws java.text.ParseException {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
        sdf.setLenient(false);
        //        TimeZone tz = TimeZone.getTimeZone( timezone );
        //        sdf.setTimeZone(tz);
        return sdf.parse(date);
    }
}

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