Validate date ?

Question

Dear All,
May I enquire how to validate date for:
textDateofLoss.getText()
Is it:
if isDate(textDateofLoss.getText()){
//True date
else{
//False date}
Please advise.

Answer 1

Sorry, have to use the following:
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
public class validateDate {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String dt = "10-10-1990";
String format = "dd-mm-yyyy";
// String dt = "1990-10/10" throws a ParseException
// String dt = "1990-10-35" throws a IllegalArgumentException
try {
//DateFormat df =
//DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT);
SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
df.setLenient(false); // this is important!
Date dt2 = df.parse(dt);
System.out.println("Date is ok = " + dt2);
catch (ParseException e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
System.out.println("Invalid date");
}