import java.text.ParsePosition;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
/** Show some date uses */
public class DateParse2 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//+
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
String input[] = { "BD: 1913-10-01 Vancouver, B.C.",
"MD: 1948-03-01 Ottawa, ON", "DD: 1983-06-06 Toronto, ON" };
for (int i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
String aLine = input[i];
String action;
switch (aLine.charAt(0)) {
case 'B':
action = "Born";
break;
case 'M':
action = "Married";
break;
case 'D':
action = "Died";
break;
// others...
default:
System.err.println("Invalid code in " + aLine);
continue;
}
int p = aLine.indexOf(' ');
ParsePosition pp = new ParsePosition(p);
Date d = formatter.parse(aLine, pp);
if (d == null) {
System.err.println("Invalid date in " + aLine);
continue;
}
String location = aLine.substring(pp.getIndex());
System.out.println(action + " on " + d + " in " + location);
}
//-
}
}