Java String to Date toDateByPattern(String dateTime)

Description

to Date By Pattern

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static java.util.Date toDateByPattern(String dateTime) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w  w w. j av  a2s.  c o  m
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import java.text.*;

public class Main {
    private static String defaultDatePattern = "yyyy-MM-dd";

    public static java.util.Date toDateByPattern(String dateTime) {
        return toDateByPattern(dateTime, defaultDatePattern);
    }

    public static java.util.Date toDateByPattern(String dateTime, String pattern) {
        if (dateTime == null || "".equals(dateTime) || "null".equalsIgnoreCase(dateTime))
            return null;
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
        try {
            return sdf.parse(dateTime);
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            //e.printStackTrace();
            return null;
        }
    }
}

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8. toDateFormat(String dateFormat, TimeZone tz, Locale locale)
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