return validateInputString( value, ThreadResources.getLocale( ) );
if ( StringUtil.isBlank( value ) ) return null;    DateFormat formatter = DateFormat.getDateInstance( DateFormat.SHORT, ThreadResources.getLocale( ) ); try { return formatter.parse( value ); } catch ( ParseException e ) { throw new PropertyValueException( value, PropertyValueException.DESIGN_EXCEPTION_INVALID_VALUE, DATE_TIME_TYPE ); }
	public Object validateInputString( ReportDesign design, PropertyDefn defn,			String value ) throws PropertyValueException	{		return validateInputString( value, ThreadResources.getLocale( ) );	}