Date validation problem

[4345487]

I expected an error from the code below but it does no go to the catch section any ideas

Thanks

SimpleDateFormat inputVal = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");

try
{
Date date = inputVal.parse("99/99/2006");
}
catch (ParseException e1)
{
System.out.println("Invalid date..");
}

 

[Diancecht]

And which date is contained in the object?

Cheers,
Dian

 

[sedj]

Use the setLenient(false) call :

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
sdf.setLenient(false);
Date date = sdf.parse("99/99/2006");

This results in an exception :

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "99/99/2006"

This is all in the API documentation for the parse() method - always read the API first !

By default, parsing is lenient: If the input is not in the form used by this object's format method but can still be parsed as a date, then the parse succeeds. Clients may insist on strict adherence to the format by calling setLenient(false).

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[4345487]

I want to thank everyone for your time and help

Thanks