cannot find mymbol method parseDate(java.lang.String)

[creative1]

hi,
I am new at writing JSP and Servlets. When I compile my serverlet I get follwoing error
cannot find mymbol method parseDate(java. lang.String)

I have follwoing code:

Code: ( text )
package admin;

import java.lang.Objec t.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.IOExcep tion;
import data.*;
import business.*;
import javax.servlet.R equestDispatche r;
import javax.servlet.S ervletException ;
import javax.servlet.h ttp.HttpServlet ;
import javax.servlet.h ttp.HttpServlet Request;
import javax.servlet.h ttp.HttpServlet Response;


public class AddPaymentServl et extends HttpServlet{
public void doGet(HttpServl etRequest request, HttpServletResp onse response) throws IOException, ServletExceptio n{
// Payment information

String paymentID = request.getPara meter("paymentI D");
String clientID = request.getPara meter("clientID ");
String paymentType = request.getPara meter("paymentT ype");
String paymentAmount = request.getPara meter("paymentA mount");
String paymentStartDat e = request.getPara meter("paymentS tartDate");
String paymentExpiryDa te = request.getPara meter("paymentE xpiryDate");
String paymentDescript ion = request.getPara meter("paymentD escription");
String paymentState = request.getPara meter("paymentS tate");


//Integer.parseIn t()
// get old Payment object from session
Payment newPayment = new Payment(Integer .parseInt(payme ntID),Integer.p arseI nt(clientID),pa ymentType,Doubl e.parseDouble(p aymen tAmount),Date.p arseDate(paymen tStartDate),Dat e.par seDate(paymentE xpiryDate),paym entDescription, Boole an.parseBoolean (paymentState)) ;
// PaymentDescript ion,Double.pars eDouble(unitPri ceSma ll),Double.pars eDouble(unitPri ceMedium), Double.parseDou ble(unitPriceLa rge));
// update Payment information
PaymentDB.addRe cord(newPayment );

// over-write Payment object in session
request.getSess ion().setAttrib ute("payment",n ewPayment);
request.getSess ion().setAttrib ute("payments", PaymentDB.readR ecords());

RequestDispatch er dispatcher = getServletConte xt().getRequest Dispatcher("/Admin/payments.jsp");
dispatcher.forw ard(request, response);
}
public void doPost(HttpServ letRequest request, HttpServletResp onse response) throws IOException, ServletExceptio n{
doGet(request, response);
}


}


Problem lies here:


Code: ( text )
Payment newPayment = new Payment(Integer .parseInt(payme ntID),Integer.p arseI nt(clientID),pa ymentType,Doubl e.parseDouble(p aymen tAmount),Date.p arseDate(paymen tStartDate),Dat e.par seDate(paymentE xpiryDate),paym entDescription, Boole an.parseBoolean (paymentState)) ;



I need help why it's like that?
Thanks

[BigDaddyLH]

This has got nothing to do with JSP/servlets. You are just assuming a method exists when it doesn't. Class java.util.Date doesn't have a method called parseDate. The proper was to parse dates is to use DateFormat or SimpleDateForma t:

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html

[creative1]

thanks for replying.
I am trying this now

Payment newPayment = new Payment(Integer.parseInt(paymentID),Integer.parseInt(clientID),paymentType,Double.parseDouble(paymentAmount),DateFormat(paymentStartDate),DateFormat(paymentExpiryDate),paymentDescription,Boolean.parseBoolean(paymentState));

still getting error

[BigDaddyLH]

Set this code aside and try to write a simple program -- only a few lines long -- that tries to parse a String into a Date. Note that DateFornat and SimpleDateForma t are classes, so what you wrote makes no sense.

[creative1]

thanks, I got what you mean . problem was I did not knew how to work with that class. I was expecting it would be already defined like int.parseInt().
thanks buddy

[BigDaddyLH]

thanks, I got what you mean . problem was I did not knew how to work with that class. I was expecting it would be already defined like int.parseInt().
thanks buddy

It's important to read the API rather than guessing. Guessing has a low success rate.

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html