// File: TestDate7.java (Module 8)
//
// Author: Rahul Simha
// Created: October 6, 1998
//
// Illustrates date formats.

import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;

public class TestDate7 {

  public static void main (String[] argv)
  {
    // Create three patterns.
    SimpleDateFormat 
      sdf1 = new SimpleDateFormat ("yyyy MMMM dd"),
      sdf2 = new SimpleDateFormat ("EEEE, MMM dd, yyyy"),
      sdf3 = new SimpleDateFormat ("M d HH mm ss");

    // try is required: parse can throw an exception.
    try {
      // In the form "yyyy MMM dd"
      Date d1 = sdf1.parse ("1998 October 06");
      System.out.println ("Date 1: " + d1);

      // In the form "EEEE, MMM dd, yyyy".
      // Note the commas.
      Date d2 = sdf2.parse ("Tuesday, Oct 06, 1998");
      System.out.println ("Date 2: " + d2);

      // In the form "M d HH mm ss"
      Date d3 = sdf3.parse ("12 25 17 30 11");
      System.out.println ("Date 3: " + d3);

      // Let's deliberately provide bad input.
      Date d4 = sdf1.parse ("October 6, 1998");
      System.out.println ("Date 4: " + d4);
    }
    catch (ParseException e) {
      System.out.println (e);
    }
  }

}