*/
    public static String getShortPattern(final Locale locale) {
        assertArgumentNotNull("locale", locale);
        return ((SimpleDateFormat) getDateInstance(SHORT, locale)).toPattern();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the pattern string for {@link DateFormat#MEDIUM} style in the default locale.
     *
     * @return the pattern string for {@link DateFormat#MEDIUM} style
     */

     */
    public static String getShortPattern(final Locale locale) {
        assertArgumentNotNull("locale", locale);
        return ((SimpleDateFormat) getTimeInstance(SHORT, locale)).toPattern();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the pattern string for {@link DateFormat#MEDIUM} style in the default locale.
     *
     * @return the pattern string for {@link DateFormat#MEDIUM} style
     */

     */
    public static String getShortPattern(final Locale locale) {
        assertArgumentNotNull("locale", locale);
        return ((SimpleDateFormat) getDateTimeInstance(SHORT, SHORT, locale)).toPattern();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the pattern string for {@link DateFormat#MEDIUM} style using the default locale.
     *
     * @return the pattern string for {@link DateFormat#MEDIUM} style
     */

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testToDate_ShortStyle() throws Exception {
        System.out.println(((SimpleDateFormat) DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, DateFormat.FULL)).toPattern());
        final Date date = toDate("10/9/7");
        assertThat(new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd").format(date), is("2010/09/07"));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test