/**
* This method accepts three types of months given: - Single and Double Digit months from 1 to 12
* (01 to 12) - 3 Digit BibTex strings (jan, feb, mar...) - Full English Month identifiers.
*
* @param value the given value
* @return the corresponding Month instance
*/
public static Month getMonth(String value) {
if (value == null) {
return MonthUtil.NULL_OBJECT;
}
// Much more liberal matching covering most known abbreviations etc.
String testString = value.replace("#", "").trim();
if (testString.length() > 3) {
testString = testString.substring(0, 3);
}
Month m = MonthUtil.getMonthByShortName(testString);
if (m.isValid()) {
return m;
}
try {
int number = Util.intValueOf(value);
return MonthUtil.getMonthByNumber(number);
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
return MonthUtil.NULL_OBJECT;
}
}
