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Re: convert "01-Apr-08.12:38:04" to Date object

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On 4/22/2014 8:38 AM, mike wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How can I convert this:
>
> String time = "01-Apr-08.12:38:04";
>
> SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yy'.'hh:mm:ss ");
>
> try {
> Date date = dateFormat.parse(time);
> } catch (ParseException e) {
> e.printStackTrace();
>
> }
>
> I get the following:
>
> java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "01-Apr-08.12:38:04"
> 	at java.text.DateFormat.parse(DateFormat.java:337)
>
>
> Any ideas on how I can work around this?

     As you've constructed it, `dateFormat' requires a trailing space,
but `time' doesn't have one.

     Also, I'm not too sure that using "hh" without an AM/PM indicator
is a good idea.  It's possible that parse() objects to the ambiguity.


-- 
Eric Sosman
esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid

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convert "01-Apr-08.12:38:04" to Date object mike <mikaelpetterson@hotmail.com> - 2014-04-22 05:38 -0700
  Re: convert "01-Apr-08.12:38:04" to Date object Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2014-04-22 09:03 -0400
    Re: convert "01-Apr-08.12:38:04" to Date object mike <mikaelpetterson@hotmail.com> - 2014-04-22 06:57 -0700

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