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Rhino
Rhino

Reputation: 101

Java SimpleDateFormat ParseException pattern seems to match

I have used SimpleDateFormat to parse Strings into Dates many times in the past, but today I ran across an error that I cannot seem to see. I am parsing a csv, and I have this:

DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS");
Date date = dateFormat.parse(nextLine[0]);

I get this error 

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "2011-06-17 21:43:17.493"

It looks to me like the format matches the string when referencing the javadoc for SimpleDateFormat here: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html

am I missing something with SimpleDateFormat?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 616

Answers (1)

Ran Eldan
Ran Eldan

Reputation: 1350

Nothing is worng with your code. You just have invisible symbols at this line

DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS");

You probably copied it from a PDF file or other source that inject that symbols into your text.

Try to copy it manually and it will be fine. It work for me after I done so.

Upvotes: 3

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