Java Parse Time parseTime(String t)

Description

Parse a time string in one of the supported formats.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
t	Time string.

Return

Date object, or null if time could not be parsed.

Declaration

static public Date parseTime(String t) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from ww w .j  a v a 2s  .c  o  m*/
 * IRIS -- Intelligent Roadway Information System
 * Copyright (C) 2009-2014  Minnesota Department of Transportation
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
 */

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

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /** Time parser formats */
    static private final DateFormat[] TIME_FORMATS = {
            new SimpleDateFormat("h:mm a"), new SimpleDateFormat("H:mm"),
            new SimpleDateFormat("h a"), new SimpleDateFormat("H") };

    /** Parse a time string in one of the supported formats.
     * @param t Time string.
     * @return Date object, or null if time could not be parsed. */
    static public Date parseTime(String t) {
        for (DateFormat df : TIME_FORMATS) {
            try {
                return df.parse(t);
            } catch (ParseException e) { /* ignore */
            } catch (NumberFormatException e) { /* ignore */
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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