Java Date Value Check isValidPattern(String dateString, String pattern)

Description

is Valid Pattern

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static Boolean isValidPattern(String dateString, String pattern) 

Method Source Code

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

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

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    public static Boolean isValidPattern(String dateString, String pattern) {
        return parse(dateString, pattern) != null;
    }//from   w  w  w  .  ja  v  a  2 s. c om

    public static Date parse(String dateString, String pattern) {
        SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
        try {
            return simpleDateFormat.parse(dateString);
        } catch (ParseException e) {
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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