if (format == null) {
        format =
          SimpleDateFormat(BROWSER_COMPATIBLE_DATE_FORMAT_STRINGS[i], Locale.US).apply {
            // Set the timezone to use when interpreting formats that don't have a timezone. GMT is
            // specified by RFC 7231.
            timeZone = UTC
          }
        BROWSER_COMPATIBLE_DATE_FORMATS[i] = format
      }
      position.index = 0
      result = format.parse(this, position)