*/
    @Test
    public void testToSqlDate_Null() throws Exception {
        assertThat(toSqlDateJdbcEscape(null), is(nullValue()));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test
    public void testToSqlDate_EmptyString() throws Exception {
        assertThat(toSqlDateJdbcEscape(""), is(nullValue()));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Test

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

    /**