Author: niallp
Date: Mon Feb 1 12:00:11 2010
New Revision: 905267
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=905267&view=rev
Log:
Javadoc
Modified:
commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
Modified:
commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java?rev=905267&r1=905266&r2=905267&view=diff
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commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
(original)
+++
commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
Mon Feb 1 12:00:11 2010
@@ -306,6 +306,21 @@
return parseDateWithLeniency(str, parsePatterns, false);
}
+ /**
+ * <p>Parses a string representing a date by trying a variety of different
parsers.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>The parse will try each parse pattern in turn.
+ * A parse is only deemed successful if it parses the whole of the input
string.
+ * If no parse patterns match, a ParseException is thrown.</p>
+ *
+ * @param str the date to parse, not null
+ * @param parsePatterns the date format patterns to use, see
SimpleDateFormat, not null
+ * @param lenient Specify whether or not date/time parsing is to be
lenient.
+ * @return the parsed date
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the date string or pattern array is
null
+ * @throws ParseException if none of the date patterns were suitable
+ * @see java.util.Calender#isLenient()
+ */
private static Date parseDateWithLeniency(String str, String[]
parsePatterns,
boolean lenient) throws ParseException {
if (str == null || parsePatterns == null) {
