Error while parsing a time string

Question

I am trying to parse some time strings like this:

String time_string = "10:00 AM";
SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a");
Date date = null;
try {
    date = format.parse(time_string);
    // Do something with 'date'
} catch (ParseException e) {
    Log.w("Time", e.toString());
}

But the parser is failing with the exception:

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "10:00 AM"

What I am doing wrong?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '14 at 14:00

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The AM/PM marker may not match that of your default Locale Try

SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a", Locale.ENGLISH);

answered Mar 24 '14 at 14:00

Reimeus

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That it. Thanks (have to wait 10 min to mark as correct). Just for curiosity, what other markers exist besides AM/PM? I've never seen any translation of them. – Guilherme Mar 24 '14 at 14:04
The full list of `DateFormat` pattern component can be found in the [javadoc](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html). For fun looking up current `Locale` date format component values take a look at [DateFormatSymbols](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/DateFormatSymbols.html) – Reimeus Mar 24 '14 at 14:29

Error while parsing a time string

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