Java 16 DateTimeFormatter parsing issue

Question

I am trying to parse date

final LocalDateTime dateTime = LocalDateTime.parse("2017-01-17 09:28:45", DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'Z'"));

Im expecting LocalDateTime because this last 'Z' should not impact as it is in single quotes.

BTW following code is working

final LocalDateTime dateTime = LocalDateTime.parse("2017-01-17 09:28:45", DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"))

Can you clarify what your problem is? What do you want with that 'Z'??? — ValiSpaceProgramming
– ValiSpaceProgramming, Commented Sep 8, 2021 at 12:27
Indeed - why do you have a Z in your pattern when it's not in the value you're parsing? — Jon Skeet
– Jon Skeet, Commented Sep 8, 2021 at 12:51
If your string might end with Z, why don’t you simply remove the Z before parsing? — VGR
– VGR, Commented Sep 8, 2021 at 14:17

Youcef LAIDANI · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-08 12:39:17Z

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Im expecting LocalDateTime because this last 'Z' should not impact as it is in single quotes.

the Z can be ignored if you put it between brackets like this:

"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss['Z']"

The single quotes can not ignore but we use them to define a static parts like the Z in your case.

Note that the LocalDateTime not have zone part.

answered Sep 8, 2021 at 12:39

Youcef LAIDANI

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