Java Parse Date parseDate(String date)

Description

Returns a date from a string date in the format yyyy-MM-dd

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	the string according to yyyy-MM-dd

Return

the date or null if input date is null

Declaration

public static Date parseDate(String date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from  w w w.jav a2s.  c  om*/
 * Copyright (C) 2011,2012 Landstinget i Joenkoepings laen <http://www.lj.se/minhalsoplan>
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    static SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");

    /**
     * Returns a date from a string date in the format yyyy-MM-dd
     * 
     * @param date the string according to yyyy-MM-dd
     * @return the date or null if input date is null
     */
    public static Date parseDate(String date) {
        try {
            return (date == null) ? null : dateFormat.parse(date);
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
        }
    }
}

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