code: public static Date read(String value) {
  		String pattern = getPattern(value);
  		Date date=null;
  		try {
  			date = ThreadLocalDateFormatter.parse(value, pattern);
  		} catch (ParseException e) {
  			e.printStackTrace();
  		}
  		return date;
  	}
docs: Read.
  
  @param value the value
  @return the date