Convert Java string to Time, NOT Date [duplicate]

Question

I would like to convert a variable string to a Time type variable, not Date using Java. the string look like this 17:40

I tried using the code below but this instance is a date type variable not time

String fajr_prayertime  =       prayerTimes.get(0); DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm"); fajr_begins = (Date)formatter.parse(fajr_prayertime); System.out.println(" fajr time " + fajr_begins); 

However Netbean complains that I should insert an exception as below;

DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm"); try { fajr_begins = (Date)formatter.parse(fajr_prayertime); } catch (ParseException ex) { Logger.getLogger(JavaFXApplication4.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex); } System.out.println(" fajr time " + fajr_begins); 

Any idea how I can get the time out of the string above.

Answer 1

java.sql.Time timeValue = new java.sql.Time(formatter.parse(fajr_prayertime).getTime()); 

Answer 2

You might consider Joda Time or Java 8, which has a type called LocalTime specifically for a time of day without a date component.

Example code in Joda-Time 2.7/Java 8.

LocalTime t = LocalTime.parse( "17:40" ) ;