make RobustDateParser more robust

[org.ibex.util.git] / src / org / ibex / util / RobustDateParser.java

diff --git a/src/org/ibex/util/RobustDateParser.java b/src/org/ibex/util/RobustDateParser.java
index 3340dd8..dd57366 100644 (file)
--- a/src/org/ibex/util/RobustDateParser.java
+++ b/src/org/ibex/util/RobustDateParser.java
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ public class RobustDateParser {
     }
 
     public static int parseMonth(String s) {
-        s = s.trim().substring(0, 3).toLowerCase();
+        s = s.trim();
+        if (s.length() < 3) return -1;
+        s = s.substring(0, 3).toLowerCase();
         if (s.equals("jan")) return 1;
         if (s.equals("feb")) return 2;
         if (s.equals("mar")) return 3;