Java String to Time toTime(String display)

Description

Convert between time as a String to milliseconds in a "static" way (to exchange data over the wire, for instance).

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
time	the time as a String

Return

the time in milliseconds

Declaration

static public long toTime(String display) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

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

public class Main {
    /**/*from   www.  j ava  2 s .  c  om*/
     * Convert between time as a {@link String} to milliseconds in a "static"
     * way (to exchange data over the wire, for instance).
     * 
     * @param time
     *            the time as a {@link String}
     * 
     * @return the time in milliseconds
     */
    static public long toTime(String display) {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
        try {
            return sdf.parse(display).getTime();
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            return -1;
        }
    }
}

Related

1. string2DateTimeByAutoZero(String stringDate)
2. stringToCalendar(String stringTime)
3. stringToCalendar(String timeStr)
4. stringToTimeDate(String timeStr)
5. toTime(final String dateString)
6. toTime(String str)