Java Parse Date parseDate(String date, String format)

Description

Parse a date on a given format.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	a parameter
format	a parameter

Exception

Parameter	Description
ParseException	an exception

Declaration

public static Date parseDate(String date, String format)
        throws ParseException 

Method Source Code

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

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

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

public class Main {
    static Map<String, SimpleDateFormat> dateFormats = new HashMap<String, SimpleDateFormat>();

    /**/*  www. jav a2s.com*/
     * Parse a date on a given format. 
     * @param date
     * @param format
     * @return
     * @throws ParseException
     */
    public static Date parseDate(String date, String format)
            throws ParseException {
        if (!dateFormats.containsKey(format)) {
            dateFormats.put(format, new SimpleDateFormat(format));
        }

        return dateFormats.get(format).parse(date);
    }
}

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