[Solved] Parse Exception with Java

Parse Exception: For our application, we would have obtained date inputs. If the user enters a different format other than specified, an Invalid Date Exception occurs and the program is interrupted. To avoid that, handle the exception and prompt the user to enter the right format as specified.

Create a driver class called Main. In the main method, Obtain start time and end time for stage event show, if an exception occurs, handle the exception and notify the user about the right format.

Input format:
The input consists of the start date and end date. 
The format for the date is dd-MM-yyyy-HH:mm:ss

Output format:
Refer sample Input and Output for formatting specifications 

Note: All text in bold corresponds to the input and rest corresponds to the output.

Sample Input and Output 1:

Enter the stage event start date and end date
27-01-2017-12
Input dates should be in the format ‘dd-MM-yyyy-HH:mm:ss’

Sample Input and Output 2:

Enter the stage event start date and end date
27-01-2017-12:0:0
28-01-2017-12:0:0
Start date:27-01-2017-12:00:00
End date:28-01-2017-12:00:00

Solution

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.text.*;

class Main{
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            // sauravhathi
            BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
            System.out.println("Enter the stage event start date and end date");
            String startDate = br.readLine();
            String endDate = br.readLine(); // sauravhathi
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy-HH:mm:ss");
            Date start = sdf.parse(startDate);
            Date end = sdf.parse(endDate); // sauravhathi
            System.out.println("Start date: "+sdf.format(start));
            System.out.println("End date: "+sdf.format(end));
        } catch (ParseException e) {
            // sauravhathi
            System.out.println("Input dates should be in the format 'dd-MM-yyyy-HH:mm:ss'");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Input dates should be in the format 'dd-MM-yyyy-HH:mm:ss'");
        }
    }
    // sauravhathi
}

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