Java Parse Date parseDate(String dateStr, String... formats)

Description

Parses a string into Date using the SimpleDateFormat format string provided.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dateStr	a parameter
format	a parameter

Declaration

public static Date parseDate(String dateStr, String... formats) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w  ww.j  a va2s .  c o  m
 *  Copyright 2009 Richard Nichols.
 * 
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
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 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 *  limitations under the License.
 *  under the License.
 */

import java.text.ParsePosition;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Parses a string into Date using the SimpleDateFormat format string provided.
     * @param dateStr
     * @param format
     * @return
     */
    public static Date parseDate(String dateStr, String... formats) {
        return parseDate(dateStr, null, formats);
    }

    /**
     * Parses a string into Date using the SimpleDateFormat format string provided.
     * @param dateStr
     * @param format
     * @return
     */
    public static Date parseDate(String dateStr, TimeZone timeZone, String... formats) {
        if (dateStr == null) {
            return null;
        }
        for (String format : formats) {
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
            if (timeZone != null) {
                sdf.setTimeZone(timeZone);
            }
            Date result = sdf.parse(dateStr, new ParsePosition(0));
            if (result != null) {
                return result;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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