Java Year Get getYear(String string)

Description

Returns the year given a string in format yyyy.

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static Date getYear(String string) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright 2012 EMBL-EBI, Hinxton outstation
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import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /** Returns the year given a string in format yyyy.
     */
    public static Date getYear(String string) {
        if (string == null) {
            return null;
        }
        Date date = null;
        try {
            date = (new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy").parse(string));
        } catch (ParseException ex) {
            return null;
        }
        return date;
    }
}

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