Java Parse Date Pattern YYYY parseAscTime(String date)

Description

Parses an ASC formatted date string into a DateTime object

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The string Asc format.

Return

A DateTime object representing the date in the string, or null if the string isn't properly formatted.

Declaration

public static DateTime parseAscTime(String date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.TimeZone;
import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import org.joda.time.DateTimeZone;

public class Main {
    private static final String ASC_FORMAT = "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss yyyy";

    /**
     * Parses an ASC formatted date string into a DateTime object
     * @param date The string Asc format.
     * @return A DateTime object representing the date in the string, or null if the string isn't properly formatted. 
     */
    public static DateTime parseAscTime(String date) {
        DateTime dateTime = null;
        try {

            Date parsedDate = getDateFormat(ASC_FORMAT).parse(date);
            dateTime = new DateTime(parsedDate.getTime()).withZone(DateTimeZone.forID("GMT"));
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            //The string was not formatted correctly, ensure null is returned
            dateTime = null;
        }
        return dateTime;
    }

    private static DateFormat getDateFormat(String format) {
        DateFormat fmt = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
        fmt.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
        return fmt;
    }
}

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