1 package compbio.cassandra;
3 import java.text.ParseException;
4 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
7 public class DateFormatter {
8 private final static SimpleDateFormat formatYYMMDD = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd");
9 private final static SimpleDateFormat formatDDMMYY = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
12 * convert String date into long date (miliseconds since the epoch start)
14 public static long DateParsing(String datInput, SimpleDateFormat formatter) {
15 if (datInput == null) {
21 dateWorkSt = formatter.parse(datInput).getTime();
22 } catch (ParseException e) {
30 * true - if valid date, false - if invalid
32 public static boolean isThisDateValid(String dateToValidate, SimpleDateFormat sdf) {
33 if (dateToValidate == null || dateToValidate.equals("")) {
37 // if not valid, this will throw ParseException
38 sdf.setLenient(false);
39 Date date = sdf.parse(dateToValidate);
40 } catch (ParseException e) {
48 * convert date from long to String
50 public static String DateLongToString(long indate, SimpleDateFormat formatter) {
51 String dateString = formatter.format(new Date(indate));
55 public static SimpleDateFormat getFormatYYMMDD() {
59 public static SimpleDateFormat getFormatDDMMYY() {