Java Parse Date Pattern YYYY parse(String dateText)

Description

Converst a String in the format "yyyy-MM-dd" to a Calendar object.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dateText	The date as a String.

Return

The calendar object, or null if it could not be converted.

Declaration

public static Calendar parse(String dateText) 

Method Source Code

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

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;

public class Main {
    /**// www . ja v  a  2s.  c  o  m
     * Default date format in the form 2013-03-18.
     */
    private static final SimpleDateFormat DATE_FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");

    /**
     * Converst a String in the format "yyyy-MM-dd" to a Calendar object.
     * Returns null if the String could not be converted.
     * 
     * @param dateText The date as a String.
     * @return The calendar object, or null if it could not be converted.
     */
    public static Calendar parse(String dateText) {
        try {
            Calendar result = Calendar.getInstance();
            result.setTime(DATE_FORMAT.parse(dateText));
            return result;
        } catch (NullPointerException | ParseException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

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