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) {

        final Date date = toDate("10/9/7");
        assertThat(new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd").format(date), is("2010/09/07"));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testToDate_MediumStyle() throws Exception {
        final Date date = toDate("2010/9/7");
        assertThat(new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd").format(date), is("2010/09/07"));
    }

    /**

     *
     * @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

                    date = date.clone().hour(hour).minute(minute).second(second);
                }
                this.endDate = null;
                this.setStartDate(date.clone());
            } else if (!this.endDate && date.isBefore(this.startDate)) {
                //special case: clicking the same date for start/end,
                //but the time of the end date is before the start date

    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testToCalendar() throws Exception {
        final Date date = new Date();
        final Calendar cal = CalendarConversionUtil.toCalendar(date);
        assertEquals(date, cal.getTime());
    }

    /**
     *
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testLocalize() throws Exception {

   * 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>

            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);

  }

  /**
   * @param delta the offset from the current date to use. Negative values yield dates in the past;
   *     positive values yield dates in the future.
   */
  private fun formatDate(
    delta: Long,
    timeUnit: TimeUnit,
  ): String? = formatDate(Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + timeUnit.toMillis(delta)))

  private fun formatDate(date: Date): String? {