Java SQL Date Get getDate(String value)

Description

Helper to create a date given a string of the form yyyy-mm-dd.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value	the value. May be null

Return

the corresponding date, or null if value is null

Declaration

public static Date getDate(String value) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.sql.Timestamp;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Helper to create a date given a string of the form <em>yyyy-mm-dd</em>.
     *
     * @param value the value. May be {@code null}
     * @return the corresponding date, or {@code null} if {@code value} is null
     */
    public static Date getDate(String value) {
        return value != null ? getDatetime(value + " 0:0:0") : null;
    }

    /**
     * Helper to create a date-time given a string of the form
     * <em>yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss</em>.
     *
     * @param value the value. May be {@code null}
     * @return the corresponding date-time or {@code null} if {@code value} is null
     */
    public static Date getDatetime(String value) {
        return value != null ? new Date(Timestamp.valueOf(value).getTime()) : null; // use Date, for easy comparison
    }
}

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