I wrote a simple conversion method and pass the Strings through - no hassle
at all. Given the String "Jan 1, 2003":
Calendar date = getDate( string );
private Calendar getDate( String string ) {
Calender cal = Calender.getInstance();
String formatted_date = null;
String[] months = {
"Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec" };
StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer( string );
String str = st.nextToken();
for( int i; i < months.length; i++ ) {
if( str.equalsIgnoreCase( months[ i ] )) {
month = i;
break;
}
}
String temp = st.nextToken();
StringTokenizer token = new StringTokenizer( temp, "," );
date = ( new Integer(( String ) token.nextElement() )).intValue();
year = ( new Integer(( String ) st.nextElement() )).intValue();
return( cal.set( year, month + 1, date ));
}
Easy, heh? You could also use regular expressions if you are using JDK 1.4.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Mick Knutson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 4:09 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: DateUtilities for ActionForms?
Is there already a set of DateUtilities for ActionForms?
I am finding myself converting to and from Strings and also reformating my
Dates to and from my DB.
I am using EntityBeans and ValueObjects with my ActionForms, so to keep the
types in synch, it seems I have to do serious conversion all the time.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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Thanks...
Mick Knutson
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