Can a datefield be set by a string value in J2ME?

Question

I was just wondering if a DateField can be set by a String value.

Would help me out thanks.

Answer 1

Sure, but not directly...

SimpleDateFormat df1 = new SimpleDateFormat( "dd/MM/yy" );
java.util.Date dDate = df1.parse( strInput );
(DateField)yourDateField.setDate(dDate);