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Explode a date in 8 digit format into the three components
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/*
* This file is part of the AusStage Utilities Package
*
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//package au.edu.ausstage.utils;
// import additional libraries
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.text.DateFormat;
/**
* A class of methods useful when processing dates in AusStage Services
*/
public class DateUtils {
/**
* A method to explode a date in 8 digit format into the three components.
* Where a date component can not be determined null is used
*
* Assumes the format yyyy-mm-dd where - is a delimiter
*
* Array elements are [0] - year, [1] - month, [2] - day
*
* @param date the date to explode
* @param delim the delimiter in the date components
*
* @return an array with three elements containing the date components
*/
public static String[] getExplodedDate(String date, String delim) {
// declare helper variables
String[] explodedDate = new String[3];
String[] tmp = new String[3];
// set initial values
explodedDate[0] = null;
explodedDate[1] = null;
explodedDate[2] = null;
if(date == null) {
return explodedDate;
}
// trim the date
date = date.trim();
if(date.equals("") == true) {
return null;
}
tmp = date.split(delim);
if(tmp.length == 3) {
return tmp;
} else if (tmp.length == 1) {
explodedDate[0] = tmp[0];
} else if(tmp.length == 2) {
explodedDate[0] = tmp[0];
explodedDate[1] = tmp[1];
}
return explodedDate;
} // end getExplodedDate method
}
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