Here you can find the source of parsePurgeDateString(String str)
public static final Date parsePurgeDateString(String str) throws ParseException
//package com.java2s; /**/*w w w . j ava 2s .co m*/ * Copyright (C) 2011 University of Washington * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 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 limitations under * the License. */ import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { private static final String PURGE_DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"; public static final Date parsePurgeDateString(String str) throws ParseException { if (str == null) { return null; } // SDF is not thread-safe SimpleDateFormat purgeDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(PURGE_DATE_FORMAT); return purgeDateFormat.parse(str); } }