Java String to Date toDate(String dateStr)

Description

This function is use to convert string date format to data format

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dateStr	a parameter

Declaration

public static Date toDate(String dateStr) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

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

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**/*from   w  ww .j  a  v  a2s .  com*/
     * This function is use to convert string date format to data format
     * @param dateStr
     * @return 
     */
    public static Date toDate(String dateStr) {
        return toDate(dateStr, null);
    }

    /**
     * Convert string date format with time zone
     * @param dateStr
     * @param tz
     * @return 
     */
    public static Date toDate(String dateStr, TimeZone tz) {
        if (tz == null)
            tz = TimeZone.getDefault();
        if (dateStr == null)
            return null;

        SimpleDateFormat fmt = null;
        if (dateStr.length() == 19) {
            fmt = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
            fmt.setTimeZone(tz);
        } else {
            fmt = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z");
        }
        try {
            return fmt.parse(dateStr);
        } catch (ParseException e) {

            return null;
        }
    }
}

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4. toDate(String date, String format)
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6. toDate(String dateStr, String format)
7. toDate(String dateStr, String pattern)
8. toDate(String dateString)
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