Java Parse Date parseDate(String value)

Description

Attempts to parse a date in various formats.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value	a parameter

Return

the date or null if it could not be parsed.

Declaration

public static Date parseDate(String value) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from  w w w  . j a  v a2s  .  c om*/
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import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    private static final String[] DATE_FORMATS = { "yyyy-MM-dd", "yyyyMMdd" };

    /**
     * Attempts to parse a date in various formats.
     * 
     * @param value
     * @return the date or <code>null</code> if it could not be parsed.
     */
    public static Date parseDate(String value) {
        for (int i = 0; i < DATE_FORMATS.length; i++) {
            SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMATS[i]);
            try {
                return df.parse(value);
            } catch (ParseException e) {
                // try next one
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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