//+
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);
}
//-
