| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.text | 
 Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages
in a manner independent of natural languages. 
 | 
| java.time.format | 
 
 Provides classes to print and parse dates and times. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
Number | 
ChoiceFormat.parse(String text,
     ParsePosition status)
Parses a Number from the input text. 
 | 
abstract Number | 
NumberFormat.parse(String source,
     ParsePosition parsePosition)
Returns a Long if possible (e.g., within the range [Long.MIN_VALUE,
 Long.MAX_VALUE] and with no decimals), otherwise a Double. 
 | 
Object[] | 
MessageFormat.parse(String source,
     ParsePosition pos)
Parses the string. 
 | 
Date | 
SimpleDateFormat.parse(String text,
     ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce a  
Date. | 
Number | 
DecimalFormat.parse(String text,
     ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce a  
Number. | 
abstract Date | 
DateFormat.parse(String source,
     ParsePosition pos)
Parse a date/time string according to the given parse position. 
 | 
Object | 
NumberFormat.parseObject(String source,
           ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce a  
Number. | 
Object | 
MessageFormat.parseObject(String source,
           ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce an object array. 
 | 
Object | 
DateFormat.parseObject(String source,
           ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce a  
Date. | 
abstract Object | 
Format.parseObject(String source,
           ParsePosition pos)
Parses text from a string to produce an object. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
TemporalAccessor | 
DateTimeFormatter.parse(CharSequence text,
     ParsePosition position)
Parses the text using this formatter, providing control over the text position. 
 | 
TemporalAccessor | 
DateTimeFormatter.parseUnresolved(CharSequence text,
               ParsePosition position)
Parses the text using this formatter, without resolving the result, intended
 for advanced use cases. 
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