Java String to Date toDates(DateFormat format, String[] values)

Description

to Dates

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static Date[] toDates(DateFormat format, String[] values) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.text.DateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    public static Date[] toDates(DateFormat format, String[] values) {
        return toDates(format, values, null);
    }

    public static Date[] toDates(DateFormat format, String[] values, Date defaultValue) {
        Date[] result = new Date[values == null ? 0 : values.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
            result[i] = toDate(format, values[i], defaultValue);
        }
        return result;
    }

    public static Date toDate(DateFormat format, String value) {
        return toDate(format, value, null);
    }

    public static Date toDate(DateFormat format, String value, Date defaultValue) {
        if (value != null) {
            try {
                return format.parse(value);
            } catch (Exception ex) {
            }
        }
        return defaultValue;
    }
}

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