/*
 * TestSimpleDateFormat.java
 *
 * Created on May 15, 2003, 5:09 PM
 */

import java.util.Date;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

/**
 *
 * @author  scott
 */
public class TestSimpleDateFormat
{
  public static void main (String[] args)
  {
    SimpleDateFormat dateParser = new SimpleDateFormat("MM'/'dd'/'yyyy' 'H':'m':'s'.'SSS");
    try
    {
      String dateString = "05/24/2002 14:30:53.700";
      Date d = dateParser.parse(dateString);
      if( d == null )
          System.err.println("ERROR: parse returned null");
      else
          System.out.println("Date parsed: value = " + d );
    }
    catch( Exception e )
    {
      System.err.println ("ERROR: this date parser threw an exception:\n " + dateParser.toString() );
      if (e instanceof java.text.ParseException)
        System.err.println(" Index = " + ((java.text.ParseException)e).getErrorOffset ());
      e.printStackTrace (System.err);
    }
  }
}