Convert to a date from a UTC string with either day or second granularity. - Java java.util

Java examples for java.util:Day

Description

Convert to a date from a UTC string with either day or second granularity.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {

    /**
     * Convert to a date from a UTC string with either day or second granularity.
     * 
     * @throws ParseException
     *           malformed date string
     */
    public static Date fromUtc(String d) throws ParseException {
        try {
            return newDateTimeFormat().parse(d);
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            return newDateFormat().parse(d);
        }
    }

    public static DateFormat newDateTimeFormat() {
        SimpleDateFormat f = new SimpleDateFormat(
                "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
        f.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
        return f;
    }

    public static DateFormat newDateFormat() {
        SimpleDateFormat f = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
        f.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
        return f;
    }
}

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