org.refcodes.date

Class DateUtility

java.lang.Object

org.refcodes.date.DateUtility

public final class DateUtility
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Date	toDate(String aValue, SimpleDateFormat[] aSimpleDateFormats) Parses a String to retrieve a date from it, using the provided SimpleDateFormat instances.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

toDate

public static Date toDate(String aValue,
                          SimpleDateFormat[] aSimpleDateFormats)
                   throws ParseException

Parses a String to retrieve a date from it, using the provided SimpleDateFormat instances. The first one being able to parse a Date from the String will be used and that Date is returned. If none SimpleDateFormat instances were able to parse the provided String, then the first (as being provided in the array) SimpleDateFormat's parse exception is thrown.

Parameters:

aValue - The date String to be parsed.

aSimpleDateFormats - The SimpleDateFormat instances to be tried out, starting with the first one.

Returns:

A Date retrieved from the given String.

Throws:

ParseException - Thrown in case none of the provided SimpleDateFormat instances was able to parse the string. Then the first caught ParseException is thrown.