src/org/kocakosm/pitaya/time/Dates.java
public static Date parse(String date, String... formats)
	{
		return parse(date, Locale.getDefault(), formats);
	}
public static Date parse(String date, String... formats)
	{
		return parse(date, Locale.getDefault(), formats);
	}
public static Date parse ( String date , String ... formats ) { return parse ( date , Locale . getDefault ( ) , formats ) ; }
Parses a {@code String} representing a date into a {@code Date}
instance. The given formats will be used sequentially until a
successful parsing is obtained. A parsing is considered successful
if it parses the whole input {@code String}.

@param date the {@code String} to parse.
@param formats the date format patterns to use.

@return the parsed {@code Date}.

@throws NullPointerException if one of the arguments is {@code null}
or if {@code formats} contains a {@code null} reference.
@throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code formats} is empty or if
{@code date} can't be parsed with any of the specified formats.
Parses a { @code String } representing a date into a { @code Date } instance . The given formats will be used sequentially until a successful parsing is obtained . A parsing is considered successful if it parses the whole input { @code String } .