Java LocalDate from String toLocalDate(String dateValue)

Description

This method parse date from String object to LocalDate object.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dateValue	Data value in format "MM/dd/yyyy".

Return

Parsed date to LocalDate object.

Declaration

public static LocalDate toLocalDate(String dateValue) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.time.LocalDate;

import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

public class Main {
    /**
     * This method parse date from String object to LocalDate object.
     *
     * @param dateValue
     *            Data value in format "MM/dd/yyyy".
     * @return Parsed date to LocalDate object.
     */
    public static LocalDate toLocalDate(String dateValue) {
        return LocalDate.parse(trimQuotes(dateValue), DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("M/dd/yyyy"));
    }

    /**
     * This method trim " from passed value.
     * 
     * @param value
     *            Value to trim.
     * @return Trimmed value.
     */
    public static String trimQuotes(String value) {
        if (!isParsable(value)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal argument value.");
        }
        return value.replaceAll("^\"|\"$", "");
    }

    /**
     * This method verificate if passed value is appropriate for parsing.
     *
     * @param value
     *            Value to check.
     * @return Result of verification.
     */
    public static boolean isParsable(String value) {
        return !(value == null || value.equals("N/A") || value.equals("") || value.equals("\"\""));
    }
}

Related

1. parseLocalDate(String inPattern, String inDate)
2. parseLocalDate(String localDate)
3. parseStringToLocalDate(String strDate)
4. toLocalDate(String date)
5. toLocalDate(String date)