I have string "Tue Nov 12 2010",I want to parse it in java.util.Date object.
I write below code for this
DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
Date date= format.parse("Tue Nov 12 2010");
It is giving exception like below:
java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Sun Nov 21 2010"
Not getting what is wrong with it???
Your format is wrong - if you specify a format dd/MM/yyyy, then you need to supply the string to be formatted in the corresponding format (!) e.g. 21/11/2010.
Ofcourse because it is not in format
format for Tue Nov 12 2010 should be EEE MMM dd yyyy
Have a look at docs
Learn to read code and use common sense.
DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
Date date= format.parse("Tue Nov 12 2010");
This should be blatantly obvious that the format specified doesn't match the string being parsed. They're on adjacent lines, right next to each other. It doesn't get more straightforward than that.
You need to be able to see something like this if you are to be a successful programmer. If you can't see this, how are you ever going to find similar problems when the two lines causing problems aren't even in the same source code file?
My advice is to take some personal responsibility for learning how to read and debug code. Something like this should be a huge red flag right when you type it that the two lines of code don't match up.
The date format you have created
new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
Will only parse dates of that form. I.e. 05/10/1989
You'll need to change the format something more appropriate.
To parse the date you need to provide correct format. For the sample date give by you the format would be "EEE MMM dd yyyy"
You are using the wrong format for the date. To parse it according to your string format use "EEE MMM dd yyyy"
Related
adb shell date
returned
Tue Feb 14 22:32:02 IST 2017
I am trying to converting the "Tue Feb 14 22:32:02 IST 2017" to Date object in java. Can you please help in giving the sample snippet in Java to do the same.
I tried with SimpleDateFormat to parse this string, but somehow getting parse exception.
SimpleDateFormat formatter=new SimpleDateFormat("E, MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss");
Date d = formatter.parse(dateStart);
The formatting pattern must match the data. Yours is not a match.
Remove the comma from your formatting pattern. Your data has no comma.
Move the year symbol to the correct location.
Add a time zone symbol for the IST.
Please search Stack Overflow before posting. There are hundreds of examples you could have drawn from to solve your problem.
I have a SimpleDateFormat parser that parse in this way:
sdf = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-DD HH:mm:ss z").parse("2013-10-25 17:35:14 EDT");
log.debug(sdf);
This give me Sat Jan 26 03:05:14 IST 2013
What am i missing here?
First of all, DD stands for day in year, You should use dd instead.
Also, if you want to print a date in a specific format, you need to use two SimpleDateFormats.
SimpleDateFormat.parse returns a Date object represents the date you specified at the given format.
The Date object itself is saved as a regular Date, no format attached to it.
If you want to print it in a specific format, you need to use another SimpleDateFormat and call format method.
you should use Format
SimpleDateFormat sdf1 = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:SS z");
String sdf = sdf1.format(sdf1.parse("2013-10-25 17:35:14 EDT"));
There are two things.
sdf is an object of Date, which represents a specific instant in time (milliseconds elapsed since another instant known as "the epoch"). There is no format which is known to this object. And how this object is printed is solely handled by its class' toString method, which prints the date in this format:
dow mon dd hh:mm:ss zzz yyyy
This is exactly what you see in your output. Note that the timezone of the machine running the program is printed in this case. If you wish to print this object in a format of your choice you should use a DateFormat. To get output for a specific timezone you have to explicitly tell it to the DateFormat object (see below).
Another thing is you should be using dd instead of DD in the pattern. D is for day in year and d is for day in month, which I believe is what you want. Now keeping in mind both the points, this is one of the solutions to your problem:
DateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z");
sdf.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("EDT")); // Time Zone for output
Date d = sdf.parse("2013-10-25 17:35:14 EDT");
System.out.println(sdf.format(d)); // You need format method
which outputs:
2013-10-25 17:35:14 EDT
What are the people answering not getting here is more the question:
2013-10-25 17:35:14 EDT != Sat Jan 26 03:05:14 IST 2013
I think it is because 'EDT' is the timezone and so, when it is 17:35 in EDT is is 3:05 in the UK, ignoring Daylight saving adjustments.
I'm doing some date parsing in Java and am encountering some weird behavior.
I have a date string such as follows:
String s = "Sun Aug 11 2013 11:00:00 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)"
I'm trying to parse it into a date object like so:
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss Z (zzzz)");
I then print out the resulting date object from sdf.parse(s) and get:
Sun Aug 11 12:00:00 CDT 2013
I am in the central time zone, so it makes sense that it prints it as such, however, CDT is -0500, so the parsed date should be 13:00, not 12:00.
The odd thing is, if I remove either of the redundant pieces of time zone information, the date parses correctly. Using the format "EEE MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss Z ('Pacific Daylight Time')" or the format "EEE MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss '-0700' (zzzz)" results in the correct date:
Sun Aug 11 13:00:00 CDT 2013
This behavior seems to only occur with dates that fall within daylight savings time. If I instead parse a date in, say, December, with my initial date format, I get the correct result.
I have somewhat limited control over the format of the dates I'm parsing, and they could be coming from a variety of time zones. Has anyone encountered this behavior before, and is there a way to get around it without changing the format of the date string? I realize the time zone designations are redundant, but they aren't incorrect as far as I can tell.
There have certainly been bugs in Java's handling of daylight saving time and time zones in the past, and this sure looks like one you've found. What version of Java is this?
You might want to try giving Joda-Time a try to see if it handles the given date correctly.
If Joda doesn't help, you might need to try pre-parsing some of that date string to remove the descriptive time zone in parenthesis since it works when only one is defined. Very strange indeed!
I'm trying to format a Date object and convert that formatted one back to Date type object
This is my code
SimpleDateFormat inputDf = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz");
System.out.println("before format "+invoiceDate);
invoiceDate=inputDf.parse(inputDf.format(invoiceDate));
System.out.println("after format "+inputDf.format(invoiceDate));
System.out.println("after parse "+invoiceDate);
Out put from above code is
before format : Mon Jan 14 10:55:40 IST 2013
after format : Mon Jan 14 2013 10:55:40 IST
after parse : Mon Jan 14 10:55:40 IST 2013
You can see here after i parse the date object it converting back to original format(format which shows before format) but i want Date object like it appear in second print line(after format) thing is .format method returns String not a Date object, how can i fix this ?
Thanks
The Date object doesn't define any format. Date is just a long number with time in it.
In order to modify its format you have to use a String object, as you did in your example.
If you analyze your example:
before format: Shows the DEFAULT format for a Date that System.out.println offers.
after format: Shows the format given after using the SimpleDateFormat.
after parse: We are again in the first case.
This behaviour is because the SimpleDateFomat does not impose itself upon the date. The SimpleDateFormat is merely a pattern to get a formated output out of any Date, but it does not change the date itself. Date does not have a format, so
System.out.println("before format "+invoiceDate);
defaults to the default pattern format.
Actually, the SimpleDateFormat is exactly the way to achieve what you want, ie use it to properly format your output everytime you need it. Formating a date object gives you a representation of it, a String.
System.out.println("after parse "+invoiceDate);
Here you just trying to print the Date object . The Date object , per se, doesn't have any format. The class Date represents a specific instant in time, with millisecond precision. Hence we use DateFormat to format the output string which is printed on printing the Date object . To display the same output as second statement , you need to format it again.
System.out.println("after parse"+inputDf.format(invoiceDate));
Look at the Javadoc for implementation of the toString() for Date :
Converts this Date object to a String of the form:
dow mon dd hh:mm:ss zzz yyyy
I've got the following code:
Date time = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm").parse("8:00");
When I call time.toString(), the following is produced:
Thu Jan 01 08:00:00 CET 1970
Is there any way I can extract just the 8:00 from it? I have searched far and wide and have not found any way to do it using the standard SimpleDateFormat.
When I call time.toString(), the following is produced
Yes, it would be - because you're calling Date.toString. A Date value has no concept of format.
Is there any way I can extract just the 8:00 from it?
Whenever you want to convert to a string, you should use a DateFormat. So use the same format that you parsed in.
Alternatively, use Joda-Time, which has a LocalTime type specifically for "time of day", and has a handy parse method. You should still use a formatter every time you want to convert to a string, but at least the value will be easier to work with and more descriptive before then.
LocalTime localTime = LocalTime.parse("8:00");
To format this, you can use something like ISODateTimeFormat.hourMinute() or if you might have more precision, perhaps ISODateTimeFormat.hourMinuteSecond() - see the docs for all of the many options available.
recycle your original SimpleDateFormat Object
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm")
Date time = format.parse("8:00");
String outString = format.format(time);
in case you were wondering, Here's some more information on DateTime Masks
Use the same SimpleDateFormat instance to format date into string.
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm");
Date time = sdf.parse("8:00");
System.out.println(sdf.format(time));
This will print:
08:00
java.util.Date class represents a specific instant in time, with millisecond precision.
API says java.util.Date.toString()
Converts this Date object to a String of the form:
dow mon dd hh:mm:ss zzz yyyy
In order to format date's use SimpleDateFormat class
System.out.println(new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm").format(time));