code: function(date, format) {
          var formatFunctions = utilDate.formatFunctions;
  
          if (!Ext.isDate(date)) {
              return '';
          }
  
          if (formatFunctions[format] == null) {
              utilDate.createFormat(format);
          }
  
          return formatFunctions[format].call(date) + '';
      }
docs: Formats a date given the supplied format string.
  @param {Date} date The date to format
  @param {String} format The format string
  @return {String} The formatted date or an empty string if date parameter is not a JavaScript Date object