code: public Date getDate( String key )
          throws MissingResourceException
      {
          ResourceBundle bundle = getBundle();
          String value = bundle.getString( key );
          try
          {
              DateFormat format =
                  DateFormat.getDateInstance( DateFormat.DEFAULT, m_locale );
              return format.parse( value );
          }
          catch( ParseException pe )
          {
              throw new MissingResourceException( "Expecting a date value but got " + value,
                                                  "java.lang.String",
                                                  key
              );
          }
      }
docs: Retrieve a date from bundle.
  
  @param key the key of resource
  
  @return the resource date
  
  @throws MissingResourceException if the requested key is unknown