org.docx4j.model.fields

Class DateFormatInferencer

java.lang.Object

org.docx4j.model.fields.DateFormatInferencer

public class DateFormatInferencer
extends java.lang.Object

From http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3389348/parse-any-date-in-java with modifications for locale See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3307330/using-joda-date-time-api-to-parse-multiple-formats for similar in Joda

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DateFormatInferencer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	determineDateFormat(java.lang.String dateString) Determine SimpleDateFormat pattern matching with the given date string.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateFormatInferencer

public DateFormatInferencer()

Method Detail

determineDateFormat

public static java.lang.String determineDateFormat(java.lang.String dateString)

Determine SimpleDateFormat pattern matching with the given date string. Returns null if format is unknown. You can simply extend DateUtil with more formats if needed.

Parameters:

dateString - The date string to determine the SimpleDateFormat pattern for.

Returns:

The matching SimpleDateFormat pattern, or null if format is unknown.

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception