| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| java.text |
Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages
in a manner independent of natural languages.
|
| java.time.format |
Provides classes to print and parse dates and times.
|
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
Date |
SimpleDateFormat.parse (String text,
ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce a
Date. |
|
Number |
ChoiceFormat.parse (String text,
ParsePosition status)
Parses a Number from the input text.
|
|
Number |
DecimalFormat.parse (String text,
ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce a
Number. |
|
abstract Number |
NumberFormat.parse (String source,
ParsePosition parsePosition)
Returns a Long if possible (e.g., within the range [Long.MIN_VALUE,
Long.MAX_VALUE] and with no decimals), otherwise a Double.
|
|
abstract Date |
DateFormat.parse (String source,
ParsePosition pos)
Parse a date/time string according to the given parse position.
|
|
Object[] |
MessageFormat.parse (String source,
ParsePosition pos)
Parses the string.
|
|
Object |
NumberFormat.parseObject (String source,
ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce a
Number. |
|
Object |
DateFormat.parseObject (String source,
ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce a
Date. |
|
abstract Object |
Format.parseObject (String source,
ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce an object.
|
|
Object |
MessageFormat.parseObject (String source,
ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce an object array.
|
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
TemporalAccessor |
DateTimeFormatter.parse (CharSequence text,
ParsePosition position)
Parses the text using this formatter, providing control over the text position.
|
|
TemporalAccessor |
DateTimeFormatter.parseUnresolved (CharSequence text,
ParsePosition position)
Parses the text using this formatter, without resolving the result, intended
for advanced use cases.
|
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