Name: joT67522 Date: 11/06/97


I have an input date string that is formatted with
fixed columns. Thus there may be one or two spaces
between some values. E.g.:
  1997 Nov 10 10:23
  1997 Nov 1 10:23

Using the SimpleDateFormat string "yyyy MMM d H:mm"
will only work on the first example. It throws
a ParseException when parsing the second.

Sample Code:
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy MMM d H:mm");
sdf.parse("1997 Nov 1 10:23"); // won't parse because of extra space

This is true even if I call sdf.setLenient(true).

I think either the format string, or the parser
itself should be able to allow for variable spacing.
(Review ID: 19825)
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