Java XML Date string2millis(String lexicalXSDDateTime)

Description

Converts given string to milliseconds from Unix Epoch

License

Mozilla Public License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
lexicalXSDDateTime	- A string containing lexical representation of xsd:datetime

Return

Milliseconds since 1970-01-01

Declaration

public static long string2millis(String lexicalXSDDateTime) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Converts given string to milliseconds from Unix Epoch
     * 
     * @param lexicalXSDDateTime
     *            - A string containing lexical representation of xsd:datetime
     * @return Milliseconds since 1970-01-01
     */
    public static long string2millis(String lexicalXSDDateTime) {
        long res;
        try {
            res = javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter.parseDateTime(lexicalXSDDateTime).getTimeInMillis();
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            return -1;
        }
        return res;
    }
}

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