Calendar stringToCalendar(String)

[LucyL]

Hi,
I want to convert a string to a calendar. I am using the function Calendar stringToCalendar(String). Where does the actual conversion take place. Do I need to separate each YY,MM,DD etc. I am new to java and am unsure of the syntax.
any suggestions?
help appreciated.

 

[JVZ]

Here is an example on how to convert a string to a Date object and check if the date is valid:

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.DateFormat;



class DateParser
{
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
{
String someStringDate = "06/11/2003";

DateFormat formater = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy"
//only accept exact values
formater.setLenient(true);


try
{
Date date = formater.parse(someStringDate);

System.out.println("The date entered is correct: " + formater.format(date));
}
catch(ParseException p)
{
System.out.println("This is not a valid date. The Date must be in the following format: two digit for the" +
"month, two digit for the year and four digit for the year. Please correct and resubmit."
}
}
}
*******
When I execute it I get the following output:
java -cp . DateParser
The date entered is correct: 06/11/2003

Hope this helps.

 

[LucyL]

Thank you!