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−function msec = parse(str, format, timezone)
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−  
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−  % second and third arguments are optional
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−  if nargin < 3
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−    timezone = '';
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−  end
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−  if nargin < 2
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−    format = '';
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−  end
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−  
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−  % default timezone
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−  if isempty(timezone)
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−    timezone = time.timezone;
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−  end
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−  % convert string timezone into java object 
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−  if ischar(timezone)
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−    timezone = java.util.TimeZone.getTimeZone(timezone);
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−  end
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−  
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−  % obtain a java time format description to use for parsing
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−  if isempty(format)
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−    % infere it from the string
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−    format = parse_time_string(str);
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−  else
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−    % convert a given MATLAB time format into a Java one
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−    format = time.matfrmt2javafrmt(format);
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−  end
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−  
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−  % parse the string accordingly to the corrent format and timezone
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−  tformat = java.text.SimpleDateFormat(format, java.util.Locale.UK);
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−  tformat.setTimeZone(timezone);
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−  try
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−    % It is necessary to replace 'GMT+03' by 'GMT+03:00' because java
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−    % expects the ':00' at the end.
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−    str = regexprep(str, '([gG][mM][tT][+-]\d\d?$)', '$1:00');
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−    msec = tformat.parse(str).getTime();
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−  catch
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−    error('### unable to parse time string ''%s'' accordingly to format ''%s''', str, format);
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−  end
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−  
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−end
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−
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−
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−function str = parse_time_string(str)
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−
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−  % supported patterns
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−  parse = { '\s[gG][mM][tT][+-]?\d\d?$',      ' z';      ... % GMT+1 or GMT+12
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−            '\s[gG][mM][tT][+-]?\d\d?:\d\d$', ' z';      ... % GMT+08:12
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−            '\s\w{3}$',                       ' z';      ... % PST
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−            '\s[+-]\d{4}$',                   ' Z';      ... % +0800
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−            '\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}',              'HH:mm:ss';    ...
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−            '\d{2}:\d{2}',                    'mm:ss';       ...
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−            '\d{2} \w{3} \d{4}',              'dd MMM yyyy'; ...
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−            '\d{2}-\w{3}-\d{4}',              'dd-MMM-yyyy'; ...
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−            '\d{2}.\w{3}.\d{4}',              'dd.MMM.yyyy'; ...
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−            '\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{4}',              'dd-MM-yyyy';  ...
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−            '\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\d{4}',            'dd.MM.yyyy';  ...
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−            '\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}',              'yyyy-MM-dd';  ...
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−            '\d{4}\.\d{2}\.\d{2}',            'yyyy.MM.dd';  ...
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−            '\d{2}-\d{2}',                    'MM-dd';       ...
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−            '\.\d{1,3}',                      '.SSS'};
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−            
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−  % try to match the patterns to the string and replace
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−  % it with the corresponding Java time format descriptor
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−  re   = parse(:,1);
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−  frmt = parse(:,2);
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−  str  = regexprep(str, re, frmt);
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−  
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−end