Example usage for org.apache.commons.validator.routines DateValidator validate

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In this page you can find the example usage for org.apache.commons.validator.routines DateValidator validate.

Prototype

public Date validate(String value, Locale locale) 

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Validate/convert a Date using the specified Locale and default TimeZone.

Usage

From source file:com.iana.boesc.utility.BOESCUtil.java

/**
 * Validates whether provided string is date field or not
 * //from   www.j a  v  a 2  s  .  c  o m
 * @param date
 * @param format
 *            defaultDate format
 * @return
 */
public static boolean validateDate(String date) {
    if (date == null || date.trim().equals("")) {
        return false;
    }
    String format = "MM/dd/yyyy";
    DateValidator validator = DateValidator.getInstance();
    Date dateVal = validator.validate(date, format);
    if (dateVal == null) {
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

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From source file:com.iana.boesc.utility.BOESCUtil.java

/**
 * Validates whether provided string is date field or not
 * /*from w  w  w  .  j  a  v  a 2 s.c om*/
 * @param date
 * @param format
 * @return boolean status of whether given data is valid or not
 */
public static boolean validateDate(String date, String format) {
    if (date == null || date.trim().equals("")) {
        return false;
    }
    if (format == null || format.trim().equals("")) {
        return false;
    }
    DateValidator validator = DateValidator.getInstance();

    Date dateVal = validator.validate(date, format);
    if (dateVal == null) {
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

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