Java Parse Date parseDateList(List dateList)

Description

Returns a List of parsed date strings.

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static List<Date> parseDateList(List<String> dateList) 

Method Source Code

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import java.text.ParsePosition;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /** Returns a List of parsed date strings. */
    public static List<Date> parseDateList(List<String> dateList) {
        List<Date> newList = new ArrayList<Date>();

        if (dateList == null)
            return newList;
        for (String value : dateList)
            newList.add(parseDate(value));
        return newList;
    }

    /** Returns a Date object from a String. */
    public static Date parseDate(String dateStr) {
        String formatString = "";

        if (dateStr.length() == 16)
            dateStr = dateStr.substring(0, 14);
        if (dateStr.length() == 15)
            formatString = "yyyyMMdd'T'hhmmss";
        if (dateStr.length() == 8)
            formatString = "yyyyMMdd";

        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(formatString);
        ParsePosition pos = new ParsePosition(0);

        return formatter.parse(dateStr, pos);
    }
}

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