I'm getting

java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "11/13/2014"
    at java.text.DateFormat.parse(DateFormat.java:337)
    at dl.servlet.CheckOutItem.doPost(CheckOutItem.java:95)

when I try to parse a String from a parameter into a date.

what am I doing wrong exactly?

I think it has to be something in this form: "07/10/96 4:5 PM, PDT"

It might be easier if you just store dates as strings instead of an object.

xytian wrote:

raywu64 wrote:

I think it has to be something in this form: "07/10/96 4:5 PM, PDT"

It might be easier if you just store dates as strings instead of an object.

I think you have to do some conversion in order to tell whether an item is overdue or not.

Research about SimpleDateFormat to make sure your are parsing the string correctly.

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html

I'd like for them to be "Date" objects in order to compare them.

I did the conversion using "SimpleDateFormat" called "ft"

String dueBackDate = request.getParameter( "dueBackDate" );
        Date d = new Date();
        try
        {
            d = ft.parse( dueBackDate );      <--------This Is Line 95
        }
        catch (ParseException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        // setDueBackDateForItem
        item.setDueDate(d);

I'd like for them to be "Date" objects in order to compare them.

I did the conversion using "SimpleDateFormat" called "ft"

String dueBackDate = request.getParameter( "dueBackDate" );
        Date d = new Date();
        try
        {
            d = ft.parse( dueBackDate );      <--------This Is Line 95
        }
        catch (ParseException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        // setDueBackDateForItem
        item.setDueDate(d);

What's your df?

To parse string as you described, df should look like

DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");

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I just looked at the assignment and it should be "M/d/yyyy"

I think you meant "ft"

SimpleDateFormat ft = new SimpleDateFormat( "M/d/yyyy " );

You have a space in "M/d/yyyy "