Utils.java

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package je7hb.travelfunk;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * The type Utils
 *
 * @author Peter Pilgrim
 */
public final class Utils {

    private final static SimpleDateFormat FORMATTER = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd-hh:mm:ss Z");
    public final static Date parseDate(String s) {
        try {
            Date date = FORMATTER.parse(s);
            return date;
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("unable parse date time from string ["+s+"]",e);
        }
    }

    private Utils() {
    }
}