public static Date parseDate(String paramValue, Locale locale) {
if (StringUtils.isBlank(paramValue)) {
return null;
}
try {
Date date =
ManagerFactory.getOutlookDateManager().getOutlookDate(locale).parseDatePicker(paramValue);
if (date.getTime() < 0) // this is an invalid date
{
throw new DateTooEarlyException();
} else {
return date;
}
} catch (ParseException e) {
log.warn("Could not parse: " + paramValue + " into a date");
}
return null;
}
