where and how do I initialise a specific date into date object in java

Question

I am trying to initialise a specific date into date object.How can i do that?I tried using the simpledateformat and parse it in from a string,but it gave me a "declare thrown exception" error when i try to run it.

Date joinDate = new Date();
SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
String join = "12/05/2012" ;
joinDate = df.parse(join);

Have a look at [Lesson: Exceptions](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/) — MadProgrammer, Jul 30 '14 at 05:40
@jens Will it be ok if I put the try catch block inside the constructor of my object? — Paul Ang, Jul 30 '14 at 05:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 30 '14 at 05:44

public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException
    {
        Date joinDate = new Date();
        SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
        String join = "12/05/2012" ;
        joinDate = df.parse(join);

        System.out.println(joinDate);
    }

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 30 '14 at 05:46

0

This will work fine. But you need to add try-catch block or throws to method

try{
    Date joinDate = new Date();
    SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
    String join = "12/05/2012" ;
    joinDate = df.parse(join);
    System.out.println(joinDate);
}catch(ParseException e){
    // handle the ParseException
}

Or

 public static void main(String[] args) throws ParseException {
     Date joinDate = new Date();
     SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
     String join = "12/05/2012" ;
     joinDate = df.parse(join);
     System.out.println(joinDate);
 }

answered Jul 30 '14 at 05:46

Ruchira Gayan Ranaweera

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can you give me an example of what should I write to handle the parse exception for the catch part please? – Paul Ang Jul 30 '14 at 06:15
@MrVickiee you can use a `logger` and print an error message with `Exception` – Ruchira Gayan Ranaweera Jul 30 '14 at 06:44

where and how do I initialise a specific date into date object in java

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