android - How can I convert Json Date to Java Date

Question

I am trying to convert Json date string to java date format. However, it gives error when it comes to "return df.parse( tarih )" line.

JSON :

{"DateFrom":"/Date(1323087840000+0200)/"}

Java code :

private Date JSONTarihConvert(String tarih) throws ParseException
{


    SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssz" );


    if ( tarih.endsWith( "Z" ) ) {
        tarih = tarih.substring( 0, tarih.length() - 1) + "GMT-00:00";
    } else {
        int inset = 6;


        String s0 = tarih.substring( 6, tarih.length()-1 - inset );
        String s1 = tarih.substring( tarih.length()- inset,tarih.length()-2 );

        tarih = s0 + "GMT" + s1;
    }


        return df.parse( tarih );

}

When I call this method, tarih parameter is: /Date(1323087840000+0200)/

Answer 1

As you're interested in a Date object and the JSON occurs to me to be a unix timestamp.
Therefore I'd recommend you the Date(long milliseconds) constructor :)

private Date JSONTarihConvert(String tarih) throws ParseException{
    long timestamp = getTimeStampFromTarih(tarih);
    return new Date(timestamp);
}

Where getTimeStampFromTarih extracts the milliseconds before the occurrence of "+"