final Date date = toDate(str, format);
            if (date != null) {
                return date;
            }
        }
        final Date date = toDate(str, locale);
        if (date != null) {
            return date;
        }
        final java.sql.Date sqlDate = toSqlDateJdbcEscape(str);
        if (sqlDate != null) {

     *
     * @param value the date string to parse
     * @return parsed Date object, or null if parsing fails
     */
    public static Date parseDate(final String value) {
        return parseDate(value, Constants.DATE_OPTIONAL_TIME);
    }

    /**
     * Parses a date string using the specified format.
     *
     * @param value the date string to parse

    public void testToDate_ShortStyle() throws Exception {
        final Date date = toDate("10/9/7 11:49", Locale.JAPAN);
        assertThat(new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss").format(date), is("2010/09/07 11:49:00"));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testToDate_MediumStyle() throws Exception {
        final Date date = toDate("2010/9/7 11:49:10", Locale.JAPAN);

            final Date date = toDate(str, format);
            if (date != null) {
                return new Timestamp(date.getTime());
            }
        }
        final Date date = toDate(str, locale);
        if (date != null) {
            return new Timestamp(date.getTime());
        }
        final Timestamp timestamp = toSqlTimestampJdbcEscape(str);

            final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, locale);
            final Date date = toDate(str, format);
            if (date != null) {
                return new Time(date.getTime());
            }
        }
        final Date date = toDate(str, locale);
        if (date != null) {
            return new Time(date.getTime());
        }
        final Time time = toSqlTimeJdbcEscape(str);

    }

    /**
     * Gets the received date from a message by parsing the received headers.
     *
     * @param message the message to get the received date from
     * @return the received date or null if not found
     * @throws MessagingException if message access fails
     */
    protected static Date getReceivedDate(final Message message) throws MessagingException {
        final Date today = new Date();

   * either the field is absent or cannot be parsed as a date.
   */
  fun getDate(name: String): Date? = get(name)?.toHttpDateOrNull()

  /**
   * Returns the last value corresponding to the specified field parsed as an HTTP date, or null if
   * either the field is absent or cannot be parsed as a date.
   */

  <function>
    <description>
      Returns Date from a given value.
    </description>
    <name>date</name>
    <function-class>org.codelibs.fess.taglib.FessFunctions</function-class>
    <function-signature>java.util.Date date(java.lang.Long)</function-signature>
    <example>
      ${fe:date(doc.tstamp)}
    </example>
  </function>

  <function>
    <description>
      Returns Date from a given value.
    </description>

    protected String toRangeDateString(Date date, String format) {
        if (format.contains("epoch_millis")) {
            return Long.toString(date.getTime());
        } else if (format.contains("date_optional_time")) {
            final SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss");
            sdf.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
            return sdf.format(date);
        } else {

        when(logonInfo.getLogonTime()).thenReturn(new Date());
        when(logonInfo.getLogoffTime()).thenReturn(new Date());
        when(logonInfo.getKickOffTime()).thenReturn(new Date());
        when(logonInfo.getPwdLastChangeTime()).thenReturn(new Date());
        when(logonInfo.getPwdCanChangeTime()).thenReturn(new Date());
        when(logonInfo.getPwdMustChangeTime()).thenReturn(new Date());