/** * this method find the start and the end of the search dates pass it to dateparser and process * * @return */ protected Date[] extractSearchDates() { String[] startEnd = new String[2]; for (Field f : fields) { if (f.getName().equals(FIELD_IDENTIFIERS[START_INDEX])) { startEnd[0] = f.getContent(); } else if (f.getName().equals(FIELD_IDENTIFIERS[END_INDEX])) { startEnd[1] = f.getContent(); } } return DateParser.parseSearchDate(startEnd); }