simple date format woes

[Adam Confino]

Hey guys,

I am trying to write a method that will cycle through a list of existing reservations and return all the reservations that begin on a specific date. The following code won't compile, but I don't know why.

Thanks in advance for all your help. I'll try to keep an eye on the post if you need any more info.

    

	public List<Reservation> findReservationByStartDate(String checkIn) throws ParseException, InterruptedException {return null;} {
	 List<Reservation> filteredReservationList = new ArrayList<Reservation>();	
	 String checkIn;
	 
		for (Reservation reservation : reservationList) {
			boolean sameDate;
			Date one;
			Date two;
			SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM-dd-YY");
			one = sdf.parse(checkIn);  
		    two = sdf.parse(reservation.getCheckIn());  
			
		    if (sameDate = one.equals(two)){
		    	filteredReservationList.add(reservation);
		    	}
		}
		return filteredReservationList;
	} 

[Bear Bibeault]

It helps to state what your problem is.

P.S. Check your pattern.

[Adam Confino]

I apologize - could you clarify what you mean by pattern.

Thanks.

[Bear Bibeault]

The string you are passing to the formatting instance.

[Adam Confino]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate your help!