Java Parse Date parseDate(String dateStr, String format)

Description

Parse the date with the given date string and date format.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dateStr	a string of date
format	a string of date format

Exception

Parameter	Description
ParseException	an exception

Return

an instance of Date after parsed

Declaration

public static Date parseDate(String dateStr, String format) throws ParseException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/************************************************************************************
 * @File name   :      Utils.java// w  ww  .j  ava 2  s .  co m
 *
 * @Author      :      Brenda Yin
 *
 * @Date        :      2011-1-24
 *
 * @Copyright Notice: 
 * Copyright (c) 2011 SGM, Inc. All  Rights Reserved.
 * This software is published under the terms of the SGM Software
 * License version 1.0, a copy of which has been included with this
 * distribution in the LICENSE.txt file.
 * 
 * 
 * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Date                         Who             Version            Comments
 * 2011-1-24 ????12:43:43        Brenda Yin         1.0                Initial Version
 ************************************************************************************/

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

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Parse the date with the given date string and date format.
     * 
     * @Date : 2011-6-9
     * @param dateStr
     *            a string of date
     * @param format
     *            a string of date format
     * @return an instance of Date after parsed
     * @throws ParseException
     */
    public static Date parseDate(String dateStr, String format) throws ParseException {
        if (isNullOrEmpty(format) || isNullOrEmpty(dateStr)) {
            return null;
        }

        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(format);

        return dateFormat.parse(dateStr.trim());
    }

    /**
     * Check if the input str is null or ""
     * 
     * @Date : 2011-3-21
     * @param str
     *            - string
     * @return true if str is null or empty; otherwise, false
     */
    public static boolean isNullOrEmpty(String str) {
        return str == null || str.trim().length() == 0;
    }
}

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