Java Parse Time parseTime(char[] timeChars)

Description

Parse a time character array as defined in PKCS#11 and return is as a Date object.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
timeChars	A time encoded as character array as specified in PKCS#11.

Return

A Date object set to the time indicated in the given char-array. null, if the given char array is null or the format is wrong.

Declaration

public static Date parseTime(char[] timeChars)

Method Source Code

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

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Parse a time character array as defined in PKCS#11 and return is as a
     * Date object.
     *
     * @param timeChars A time encoded as character array as specified in PKCS#11.
     * @return A Date object set to the time indicated in the given char-array.
     *         null, if the given char array is null or the format is wrong.
     * @preconditions
     * @postconditions
     */
    public static Date parseTime(char[] timeChars) {
        Date time = null;

        if ((timeChars != null) && timeChars.length > 2) {
            String timeString = new String(timeChars, 0, timeChars.length - 2);
            try {
                SimpleDateFormat utc = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddhhmmss");
                utc.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
                time = utc.parse(timeString);
                //        time = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddhhmmss").parse(timeString);
            } catch (ParseException ex) {
                /* nothing else to be done */ }
        }

        return time;
    }
}