code: public static final Function<String, LocalDate> strToLocalDate(String pattern, Locale locale) {
  		return FnLocalDate.strToLocalDate(pattern, locale);
  	}
docs: <p>
  It converts the input {@link String} into a {@link LocalDate} using the given pattern and
  {@link Locale} parameters
  </p>
  
  @param pattern string with the format of the input String
  @param locale {@link Locale} to be used
  @return the {@link LocalDate} created from the input and arguments