/** Get the end date as a date. */
public Date getEndDateAsDate() {
try {
return Utilities.getDateFormat(null).parse(this.endDate);
} catch (ParseException e) {
return null;
}
}
/** Validate the dates. */
public List<ValidationError> validate() {
List<ValidationError> errors = new ArrayList<>();
try {
if (Utilities.getDateFormat(null)
.parse(this.startDate)
.after(Utilities.getDateFormat(null).parse(this.endDate))) {
// the end date should be after the start date
errors.add(
new ValidationError(
"endDate", Messages.get("object.data_syndication_agreement.end_date.invalid")));
}
} catch (Exception e) {
Logger.warn("impossible to validate the dates");
}
return errors.isEmpty() ? null : errors;
}