code: public void setTime(String timeString)
      {
  		Date time = null;
  		try	{
              if ((timeString != null) && (timeString.length() > 0))
                  time = timeFormat.parse(timeString);
  		} catch (Exception e)	{
              time = null;
  		}
          this.setTime(time);
      }
docs: Validate and set the datetime field on the screen given a datetime string.
  @param dateTime The datetime string