SimpleDateFormat parse(string str) doesn't throw an exception when str = 2011/12/12aaaaaaaaa?

Question

Here is an example:

public MyDate() throws ParseException {
    SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(\"yyyy/MM/d\");
    sdf.setLenient(false);
    St         


        

Answer 1

You can use the ParsePosition class or the sdf.setLenient(false) function

Docs: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/ParsePosition.html http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/DateFormat.html#setLenient(boolean)