RE: How To: String --> sql.Date and String --> java.util.Date

thanks for the sample codes.  My date string doesn't contains hh:mm:ss.  I 
think I probably know how to get around that if Date class error it out.  

Got another question:  
I use Apache's BeanUtils.copyProperties copy bean properties from ActionForm to 
my DAO class.  In the ActionForm the date is string but in the DAO the date is 
sql.Date.  How does BeanUtils.copyProperties knows how to copy it correctly?

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[mailto:java400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Igor Seremet
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:02 AM
To: Java Programming on and around the iSeries / AS400
Subject: Re: How To: String --> sql.Date and String --> java.util.Date


1)  
  /**
   * Check if the specified timestamp is greater than now
   * 
   * @param futureTimestamp
   * @return
   */
  public static boolean isValid(Timestamp futureTimestamp) {
    if (futureTimestamp != null) {
      Timestamp now = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());
      return futureTimestamp.after(now);
    }
    else {
      return false;
    }
  }


2)

  public static java.sql.Date toDate(String strDate)
      throws NullPointerException {
    if (strDate == null) {
      throw new NullPointerException("Date invalid.");
    }
    else {
      java.sql.Date parsedDate = null;
      try {
        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new
SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-mm-dd-hh.mm.ss");
        parsedDate = new Date(formatter.parse(strDate).getTime());

      }
      catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
      return parsedDate;
    }
  }