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parseDate(text,format,timezone)¶

Definition¶

Long parseDate(String text, String format, String timezone)

Description¶

Converts a string to a unix epoch time. Returns a Long or null.

Parameter Definition¶

Name	Type	Description
text	String	String to parse
format	String	Pattern to expect string to be in, see java SimpleDateFormat for options
timezone	String	Timezone to expect string is in

Examples¶

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Long r1 = parseDate("201505030-10:30:40.123","yyyyMMdd-HH:mm:ss.SSS","EST5EDT"); // r1 == 1432996240123
Long r2 = parseDate("Jan/03/1982-10:30:40","MMMM/dd/yyyy-HH:mm:ss","UTC"); // r2 == 378901840000