Mega Code Archive
Check if a String is a valid date
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import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
public class Main {
public static boolean isValidDate(String inDate) {
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
dateFormat.setLenient(false);
try {
dateFormat.parse(inDate.trim());
} catch (ParseException pe) {
return false;
}
return true;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println(isValidDate("2004-02-29"));
System.out.println(isValidDate("2005-02-29"));
}
}
/*
true
false
*/
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