Convert String into Time

Question

I have an array of Strings like this:

private String time[] = {"8:00:00 AM", "8:00:00 PM"};

The array of strings is then displayed in a JComboBox .

My question is: How can I convert/cast/parse the selected String into a Time object whilst still keeping AM and PM times distinct? Would it be best to simply use 24 hour times?

Thanks in advance for any help/advice/guidance.

Answer 1

Here is sample code: You need to iterate through your array and populate yourString value.

SimpleDateFromat dt = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm:ss a");
Date dt2 = dt.parse(yourString);

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Answer 2

Use SimpleDateFormat class methods.

String timeStr="8:00:00 AM"; 
SimpleDateFormat df=new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm:ss a");
Date dt=df.parse(timeStr);

Answer 3

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm:ss a");
List<Date> dates = new ArrayList<Date>();
for(String str : time) {
    dates.add(sdf.parse(str));
}