Java Parse RFC Date parseRFC1123(String string)

Description

Parses the given string in RFC1123 format to a Date object.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
string	The string in RFC1123 format to be parsed to a <code>Date</code> object.

Exception

Parameter	Description
ParseException	When the given string is not in RFC1123 format.

Return

The parsed Date.

Declaration

public static Date parseRFC1123(String string) throws ParseException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*ww w.j av  a 2s. c o m*/
 * Copyright 2013 OmniFaces.
 *
 * 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
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 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.
 */

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

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.Locale;

public class Main {
    private static final String PATTERN_RFC1123_DATE = "EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz";

    /**
     * Parses the given string in RFC1123 format to a {@link Date} object.
     * @param string The string in RFC1123 format to be parsed to a <code>Date</code> object.
     * @return The parsed <code>Date</code>.
     * @throws ParseException When the given string is not in RFC1123 format.
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public static Date parseRFC1123(String string) throws ParseException {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(PATTERN_RFC1123_DATE,
                Locale.US);
        return sdf.parse(string);
    }
}

Related

1. parse(String rfc1123Date)
2. parseRFC2822Date(String encoded, Date fallback)
3. parseRfc2822DateToString(final Date rfcDate)
4. parseRfc3339Calendar(String value)
5. parseRfc3339Date(String date)