Java by API/java.text/ParsePosition

new ParsePosition(int index)

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/*

Output: 

on Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 PDT 2013 in  Vancouver, B.C.
on Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 PST 1248 in  Ottawa, ON
on Mon Jun 06 00:00:00 PST 1323 in  Toronto, ON

• /

import java.text.ParsePosition; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] a) {
   SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
   String input[] = { "2013-10-01 Vancouver, B.C.", 
                      "1248-03-01 Ottawa, ON",
                      "1323-06-06 Toronto, ON" };
   for (int i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
     ParsePosition pp = new ParsePosition(0);
     Date d = formatter.parse(input[i], pp);
     if (d == null) {
       System.err.println("Invalid date in " + input[i]);
       continue;
     }
     String location = input[i].substring(pp.getIndex());
     System.out.println(" on " + d + " in " + location);
   }
 }

}

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ParsePosition: getIndex()

   <source lang="java">
      

/*

Output: 

on Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 PDT 2013 in  Vancouver, B.C.
on Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 PST 1248 in  Ottawa, ON
on Mon Jun 06 00:00:00 PST 1323 in  Toronto, ON

• /

import java.text.ParsePosition; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] a) {
   SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
   String input[] = { "2013-10-01 Vancouver, B.C.", 
                      "1248-03-01 Ottawa, ON",
                      "1323-06-06 Toronto, ON" };
   for (int i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
     ParsePosition pp = new ParsePosition(0);
     Date d = formatter.parse(input[i], pp);
     if (d == null) {
       System.err.println("Invalid date in " + input[i]);
       continue;
     }
     String location = input[i].substring(pp.getIndex());
     System.out.println(" on " + d + " in " + location);
   }
 }

}

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