org.dspace.util

Class MultiFormatDateParser

java.lang.Object

org.dspace.util.MultiFormatDateParser

public class MultiFormatDateParser
extends Object

Attempt to parse date strings in a variety of formats. This uses an external list of regular expressions and associated SimpleDateFormat strings. Inject the list as pairs of strings using setPatterns. parse walks the provided list in the order provided and tries each entry against a String. Dates are parsed as being in the UTC zone.

Author:

mwood

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MultiFormatDateParser()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	main(String[] args)
static Date	parse(String dateString) Compare a string to each injected regular expression in entry order, and when it matches, attempt to parse it using the associated format.
void	setPatterns(Map<String,String> patterns)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MultiFormatDateParser

public MultiFormatDateParser()

Method Detail

setPatterns

@Inject
public void setPatterns(Map<String,String> patterns)

parse

public static Date parse(String dateString)

Compare a string to each injected regular expression in entry order, and when it matches, attempt to parse it using the associated format.

Parameters:

dateString - the supposed date to be parsed.

Returns:

the result of the first successful parse, or null if none.

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws IOException

Throws:

IOException