Date parsing without separator

[denzel]

Hello,

is there a way to parse a formatted date like '01Feb06' using
SimpleDateFormat?

"ddMMMyy" -> no
"dd''MMM''yy" -> no
???

TIA

 

[Robert Klemme]

Hello,

is there a way to parse a formatted date like '01Feb06' using
SimpleDateFormat?

"ddMMMyy" -> no
"dd''MMM''yy" -> no
???

If you do not find a way with the SDF you could use a regular expression
and use Calendar to set individual fields.

Regards

robert

 

[Jeffrey Schwab]

Hello,

is there a way to parse a formatted date like '01Feb06' using
SimpleDateFormat?

"ddMMMyy" -> no

This seems to work. Can you please post a SSCCE?

import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.text.ParsePosition;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {

private static PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out, true);

public static void main(String[] args) {
String string = "01Feb06";
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("ddMMMyy");
ParsePosition index = new ParsePosition(0);
Date date = format.parse(string, index);

/* Prints "Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2006" */
out.println(date);

}

}

 

[Kevin Mess]

Hello,

is there a way to parse a formatted date like '01Feb06' using SimpleDateFormat?

"ddMMMyy" -> no
"dd''MMM''yy" -> no
???

TIA

Hi Denzel. This is actually quite straightforward using
SimpleDateFormat. You just need to make sure you use

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class Test {

public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException {

// set up a test string
String testDate = "02Nov06";

// create SimpleDateFormat object based on test string
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("ddMMMyy");

// display the parsed results.
System.out.println("\"" + testDate + "\" parses to \"" +
format.parse(testDate) + "\"");
}
}

OUTPUT:

"02Nov06" parses to "Thu Nov 02 00:00:00 PST 2006"

Process finished with exit code 0

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=]

is there a way to parse a formatted date like '01Feb06' using
SimpleDateFormat?

"ddMMMyy" -> no

You have already seen a couple of answers saying that:

DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("ddMMMyy");

work.

And it does - if the month abbreviations being parsed and
the locale settings on your PC match or if the month you are
testing on happens to be the same in the two locales.

DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("ddMMMyy", Locale.ENGLISH);

then you will parse English month abbreviations independent
of your PC settings.

Arne

 

[denzel]

You have already seen a couple of answers saying that:

DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("ddMMMyy");

work.

And it does - if the month abbreviations being parsed and
the locale settings on your PC match or if the month you are
testing on happens to be the same in the two locales.

DateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("ddMMMyy", Locale.ENGLISH);

then you will parse English month abbreviations independent
of your PC settings.

Thx to all of you. In fact it doesn't work, but it's a problem with the
French locale which does not seem to have the abreviated month (MMM). So
i would have to replace the abreviated month name in complete month
name (Jan -> Janvier, etc.).

SimpleDateFormat("MMM").parse("Jan") doesn't work with French locale.

robert: using regular expression doesn't seem quite easy. I would a
format parser, which is what i don't want to develop (lazyness...). I
would prefer report a bug for the french locale.

Thanks for your help.

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=]

Thx to all of you. In fact it doesn't work, but it's a problem with the
French locale which does not seem to have the abreviated month (MMM). So
i would have to replace the abreviated month name in complete month
name (Jan -> Janvier, etc.).

SimpleDateFormat("MMM").parse("Jan") doesn't work with French locale.

Try:

..parse("janv.")

Arne

 

[denzel]

Try:

..parse("janv.")

It doesn't work. Only these works:

new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("MMM").parse("Janvier")
new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("MMMM").parse("Janvier")

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=]

It doesn't work. Only these works:

new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("MMM").parse("Janvier")
new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("MMMM").parse("Janvier")

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

public class DF {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String string = "01janv.06";
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("ddMMMyy",
Locale.FRENCH);
Date date = format.parse(string);
System.out.println(date);
}
}

works for me with SUN Java 1.5.0 !

Arne

 

[denzel]

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

public class DF {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String string = "01janv.06";
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("ddMMMyy",
Locale.FRENCH);
Date date = format.parse(string);
System.out.println(date);
}
}

works for me with SUN Java 1.5.0 !

sorry, i didn't see the dot.

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=]

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

public class DF {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String string = "01janv.06";
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("ddMMMyy",
Locale.FRENCH);
Date date = format.parse(string);
System.out.println(date);
}
}

works for me with SUN Java 1.5.0 !

sorry, i didn't see the dot.

Well - that dot is significant.

I don't understand the abbreviation, but then it is also
25 years since I last spoke french (hey - I was not even good at it).

Arne