Java/Regular Expressions/Date

Match Dates

   <source lang="java">

public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
   boolean retval = false;
   String date = "12/12/1212";
   String datePattern = "\\d{1,2}-\\d{1,2}-\\d{4}";
   retval = date.matches(datePattern);
 }

}

 </source>