Date Parse

package example.calendardate;
 
import java.text.ParsePosition;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
 
/** Show some date uses */
public class DateParse2 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
 
	// +
	SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
	String input[] = { "BD: 1913-10-01 Vancouver, B.C.", "MD: 1948-03-01 Ottawa, ON", "DD: 1983-06-06 Toronto, ON" };
	for (int i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
	    String aLine = input[i];
	    String action;
	    switch (aLine.charAt(0)) {
	    case 'B':
		action = "Born";
		break;
	    case 'M':
		action = "Married";
		break;
	    case 'D':
		action = "Died";
		break;
	    // others...
	    default:
		System.err.println("Invalid code in " + aLine);
		continue;
	    }
	    int p = aLine.indexOf(' ');
	    ParsePosition pp = new ParsePosition(p);
	    Date d = formatter.parse(aLine, pp);
	    if (d == null) {
		System.err.println("Invalid date in " + aLine);
		continue;
	    }
	    String location = aLine.substring(pp.getIndex());
	    System.out.println(action + " on " + d + " in " + location);
	}
	// -
    }
}