Java Date Parse convertStringToDate(String aMask, String strDate)

Description

This method generates a string representation of a date/time in the format you specify on input

License

LGPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
aMask	the date pattern the string is in
strDate	a string representation of a date

Exception

Parameter	Description
ParseException	an exception

Return

a converted Date object

Declaration

public static final Date convertStringToDate(String aMask, String strDate) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: LGPL 

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

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**/*from   w  ww.  ja  v  a  2 s.c o  m*/
     * This method generates a string representation of a date/time in the format you specify on input
     * @param aMask
     *        the date pattern the string is in
     * @param strDate
     *        a string representation of a date
     * @return a converted Date object
     * @see java.text.SimpleDateFormat
     * @throws ParseException
     */
    public static final Date convertStringToDate(String aMask, String strDate) {
        SimpleDateFormat df = null;
        Date date = null;
        df = new SimpleDateFormat(aMask);
        try {
            date = df.parse(strDate);
        } catch (ParseException pe) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(pe.getMessage() + " " + pe.getErrorOffset());
        }

        return (date);
    }
}

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