code: public static final Date parseDateTime(String value)
     {
        Date result = null;
  
        try
        {
           if (value != null && !value.isEmpty())
           {
              result = DATE_TIME_FORMAT.get().parse(value);
           }
        }
        catch (ParseException ex)
        {
           // Ignore
        }
  
        return result;
     }
docs: Parse a date time value.
  
  @param value String representation
  @return Date instance