How to convert date/time strings into Java Calendar objects?

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How to convert a date String to a Date or Calendar object?

I'm in a pinch here...

I have a series of date/time strings formatted like this:"9-29-2011 9:05 PM PDT" and I need to convert this string into a java Calendar object. Once I have this Calendar object it must represent exactly this date and time (including the AM or PM). Please, what is the best way to accomplish this?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 29 '11 at 21:16

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Use DateFormat to parse the String. Pass the Date to the Calendar.setTime() method.

answered Sep 29 '11 at 21:16

John B

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 29 '11 at 21:17

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Check out http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/ . Joda Time makes a lot of tricky date/time operations simple!

You will probably want to construct a custom formatter: http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/userguide.html#Input_and_Output

DateTimeFormat.forPattern("dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm a z"); should be close. You can then convert the Joda DateTime to Date or to a Calendar.

answered Sep 29 '11 at 21:17

Freiheit

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why would this be down voted? Sure you can do the same with built in classes, but i don't see where this is a bad answer. – MeBigFatGuy Sep 29 '11 at 21:45
Freiheit thanks. I knew nothing of Joda Time. Grateful for your input... – GimmeShelter Sep 29 '11 at 22:23

How to convert date/time strings into Java Calendar objects?

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