Help in using Date Format

[AnthonyGeorge]

have a method that will take in a string and convert it into a Date using DateFormat.

The problem is that I am not sure what the format the string should take.

I used the date : "15-Jul-1999" which through up a java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "15-Jul-1999"
All I need is the day month and year not the time.

Thanks for any help, if there is docs that explain this can you send me the link.

Tony

public void setMaturityDate(String date)
{
DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance();
try
{
this.maturityDate = df.parse(date);
}
catch(ParseException e)
{
System.out.println("Error "+e);
}
}

 

[sjakiePP]

You should set the right format for DateFormat and then parse your date.

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Yes, the world is full of strange people.

 

[chiph]

Use ISO-8601 format. Everything understands that, plus when displaying dates, it naturally sorts.

YYYY-MM-DD

Chip H.


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