Java Parse Date Pattern YYYY parse(String input)

Description

Try and evaluate the string and return a date

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
input	a parameter

Declaration

public static Date parse(String input) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w  ww .  j a v  a2s  .c o m*/
 * Author Stephen Booysen
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2015 Stephen Booysen, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * This software is the confidential and proprietary information of
 * Stephen Booysen. ("Confidential Information"). You shall not
 * disclose such Confidential Information and shall use it only in
 * accordance with the terms of the license agreement you entered into
 * with Stephen Booysen
 *
 * Stephen Booysen MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF
 * THE SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 * TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
 * PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SUN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
 * ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR
 * DISTRIBUTING THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS DERIVATIVES.
 */

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Try and evaluate the string and return a date
     * 
     * @param input
     * @return
     */
    public static Date parse(String input) {

        try {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm").parse(input);
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }

        try {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").parse(input);
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }

        try {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").parse(input);
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }

        try {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd").parse(input);
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }

        try {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy").parse(input);
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }

        try {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("dow mon dd hh:mm:ss zzz yyyy").parse(input);
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }

        try {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("E MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy").parse(input);
        } catch (Exception e) {

        }
        try {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy").parse(input);
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Try to evaluate a date and return a string
     * 
     * @param input
     * @return
     */
    public static String parse(Date input) {

        try {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").format(input);
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }

        try {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd 00:00:00").format(input);
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Try to evaluate a date and return a string
     * 
     * @param input
     * @return
     */
    public static String parse(Date input, String format) {

        try {
            return new SimpleDateFormat(format).format(input);

        } catch (Exception e) {
        }

        return null;
    }
}

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