Java Parse Date Pattern YYYY parseStringToDate(String date)

Description

parse String To Date

License

Artistic License

Declaration

public static Date parseStringToDate(String date) throws Exception 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Artistic License 

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {

    public static Date parseStringToDate(String date) throws Exception {
        Date result = null;/*from w  ww  .j a  v  a 2  s  .  c o m*/
        String parse = date;
        parse = parse.replaceFirst("^[0-9]{4}([^0-9])", "yyyy$1");
        parse = parse.replaceFirst("^[0-9]{2}([^0-9])", "yy$1");
        parse = parse.replaceFirst("([^0-9])[0-9]{1,2}([^0-9])", "$1MM$2");
        parse = parse.replaceFirst("([^0-9])[0-9]{1,2}( ?)", "$1dd$2");
        parse = parse.replaceFirst("( )[0-9]{1,2}([^0-9])", "$1HH$2");
        parse = parse.replaceFirst("([^0-9])[0-9]{1,2}([^0-9])", "$1mm$2");
        parse = parse.replaceFirst("([^0-9])[0-9]{1,2}([^0-9]?)", "$1ss$2");

        SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(parse);
        result = format.parse(date);
        return result;
    }
}

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7. parseStringToDatePrettyPrint(Date date)
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