| 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 | 
|---|---|
| abstract Date | DateFormat. parse(String source,
     ParsePosition pos)Parse a date/time string according to the given parse position. | 
| Number | ChoiceFormat. parse(String text,
     ParsePosition status)Parses a Number from the input text. | 
| 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. | 
| Object[] | MessageFormat. parse(String source,
     ParsePosition pos)Parses the string. | 
| 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 | 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. | 
| Object | MessageFormat. parseObject(String source,
           ParsePosition pos)Parses text from a string to produce an object array. | 
| Object | NumberFormat. parseObject(String source,
           ParsePosition pos)Parses text from a string to produce a  Number. | 
| 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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