return date;
            }
        }
        final Date date = toDate(str, locale);
        if (date != null) {
            return date;
        }
        final Timestamp timestamp = toSqlTimestampJdbcEscape(str);
        if (timestamp != null) {
            return new Date(timestamp.getTime());
        }
        throw new ParseRuntimeException(str);
    }

    /**