// File: TestDate8.java (Module 8)
//
// Author: Rahul Simha
// Created: October 6, 1998
//
// Illustrates date formats for printing.

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

public class TestDate8 {

  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 {
      // Format a date from an string.
      Date d1 = sdf1.parse ("1998 October 06");
      System.out.println ("Date 1: " + d1);

      // Next, we will format the output differently.
      String s2 = sdf2.format (d1);
      System.out.println (s2);

      String s3 = sdf3.format (d1);
      System.out.println (s3);
    }
    catch (ParseException e) {
      System.out.println (e);
    }
  }

}