Java Parse Date Pattern YYYY parse(String dateString)

Description

Parses a string in the DateTime format used by SpreadsheetML to a Date.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dateString	the string to be parsed

Exception

Parameter	Description

Return

the corresponding Date

Declaration

public static Date parse(String dateString) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w  w  w .  j  a  v  a  2  s  .c  o  m*/
 * Created on Sep 8, 2004
 * Copyright 2013 Henk van den Berg
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 * 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
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 * see license.txt
 *
 */

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    private static SimpleDateFormat xldf;

    /**
     * Parses a string in the DateTime format used by SpreadsheetML to a Date.
     * 
     * @param dateString
     *            the string to be parsed
     * @return the corresponding Date
     * @throws java.text.ParseException
     *             if the string could not be parsed
     */
    public static Date parse(String dateString) {
        String datum = dateString.substring(0, 10);
        String tijd = dateString.substring(11, 19);
        Date date = null;
        try {
            date = getExcelFormat().parse(datum + " " + tijd);
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return date;
    }

    private static DateFormat getExcelFormat() {
        if (xldf == null) {
            xldf = new SimpleDateFormat();
        }
        xldf.applyPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
        return xldf;
    }
}

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