Simpledateformat ParseException

Question

I need to change the input date format to my desired format.

String time = "Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:58 pm CET";
SimpleDateFormat displayFormat = 
    new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy, HH:mm");
SimpleDateFormat parseFormat = 
    new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm aa z");
Date date = parseFormat.parse(time);
System.out.println("output is " + displayFormat.format(date));

it gives me this error

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:58 pm CET"
    at java.text.DateFormat.parse(Unknown Source)
    at Main.main(Main.java:10)

Can anyody help me? Because this code doesn't work.

Thanks guys, but it still gives me the error, which is up there. — user997777, Nov 03 '12 at 06:35

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 03 '12 at 06:38

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It appears Android's z does not accept time zones in the format XXX (such as "CET"). (Pulling from the SimpleDateFormat documentation.)

Try this instead:

String time = "Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:58 pm +0100"; // CET = +1hr = +0100
SimpleDateFormat parseFormat = 
    new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy hh:mm aa Z"); // Capital Z
Date date = parseFormat.parse(time);

SimpleDateFormat displayFormat = 
    new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy, HH:mm");
System.out.println("output is " + displayFormat.format(date));

output is 02.11.2012, 22:58

Note: Also, I think you meant hh instead of HH, since you have PM.

Result is shown here. (This uses Java7's SimpleDateFormat, but Android should support RFC 822 timezones (+0100) as well.)

NB: Also, as it appears Android's z accepts full names ("Pacific Standard Time" is the example they give), you could simply specify "Centural European Time" instead of "CET".

answered Nov 03 '12 at 06:38

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Hey, i changed the input string to Sat, 03 Nov 2012 6:29 am but it doesnt work still. – user997777 Nov 03 '12 at 06:54
@user997777 When running the exact code above on an Android project, I encounter no issues. What device are you running this on? – Cat Nov 03 '12 at 21:01
Java compiler 1.6 and version of api 2.3.5 – user997777 Nov 04 '12 at 07:25
Ijust try it on emulator 4.1.2 and it works. I dont understand that – user997777 Nov 04 '12 at 08:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 03 '12 at 06:34

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Try out the following code:

SimpleDateFormat date_format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMMdd");
    System.out.println(date_format.format(cal.getTime()));

It will work.. If not print the log cat? What erroe is coming?

answered Nov 03 '12 at 06:34

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 03 '12 at 07:00

First of All I must agree with @Eric answer.

You just need to remove "CET" from your string of date.

Here is sample code. Check it.

        String time = "Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:58 pm CET";
        time = time.replaceAll("CET", "").trim();
        SimpleDateFormat displayFormat = 
            new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy, HH:mm");
        SimpleDateFormat parseFormat = 
            new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm aa");
        Date date = null;
        try {
            date = parseFormat.parse(time);
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        System.out.println("output is " + displayFormat.format(date));

You probably mean, that im idiot, but it doesnt work. I copy the code, try this string time but still it not works. — user997777, Nov 03 '12 at 07:07
I tried that but it doesnt work. I am probably making some mistakes. I try to find them and add the correct code for me. — user997777, Nov 03 '12 at 08:00

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