Java String to Date strToDate(String s, Date defaultValue)

Description

Convert a 'String' to a 'Date', using DateFormat.getDateInstance().parse(s).

License

LGPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	a <code>String</code> value
defaultValue	the default <code>Date</code> value to return if 's' cannot be parsed.

Return

a Date value

Declaration

public static Date strToDate(String s, Date defaultValue) 

Method Source Code

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import java.text.DateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convert a 'String' to a 'Date', using
     * <em>DateFormat.getDateInstance().parse(s)</em>.
     * 
     * @param s
     *          a <code>String</code> value
     * @param defaultValue
     *          the default <code>Date</code> value to return if 's' cannot be
     *          parsed.
     * @return a <code>Date</code> value
     */
    public static Date strToDate(String s, Date defaultValue) {
        try {
            return DateFormat.getDateInstance().parse(s);
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
        return defaultValue;
    }
}

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