* @throws EvaluationException exception upon parsing.
*/
public static Calendar parseDate(String strVal) throws EvaluationException {
String[] parts = Pattern.compile("/").split(strVal);
if (parts.length != 3) {
throw new EvaluationException(ErrorEval.VALUE_INVALID);
}
String part2 = parts[2];
int spacePos = part2.indexOf(' ');
if (spacePos > 0) {
// drop time portion if present
part2 = part2.substring(0, spacePos);
}
int f0;
int f1;
int f2;
try {
f0 = Integer.parseInt(parts[0]);
f1 = Integer.parseInt(parts[1]);
f2 = Integer.parseInt(part2);
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
throw new EvaluationException(ErrorEval.VALUE_INVALID);
}
if (f0 < 0 || f1 < 0 || f2 < 0 || (f0 > 12 && f1 > 12 && f2 > 12)) {
// easy to see this cannot be a valid date
throw new EvaluationException(ErrorEval.VALUE_INVALID);
}
if (f0 >= 1900 && f0 < 9999) {
// when 4 digit value appears first, the format is YYYY/MM/DD, regardless of OS settings
return makeDate(f0, f1, f2);