final Calendar cal = DateConverter.toCalendar(value);
                return cal != null ? cal.getTime() : null;
            }

            final long time = Joda.forPattern(format).parseMillis(value);
            return new Date(time);
        } catch (final Exception e) {
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**

        @Override
        public Object getAsObject(final String value) {
            if (StringUtil.isEmpty(value)) {
                return null;
            }
            return new Timestamp(DEFAULT_DATE_PRINTER.parseMillis(value));
        }

        /**
         * Determines if this converter can handle the specified class.
         *
         * @param clazz The class to check.