public static long parseDate(String value, DateFormat[] threadLocalformats) {
    """
	Tries to parse the given date as an HTTP date. If local format list is not
	<code>null</code>, it's used instead.
	
	@param value The string to parse
	@param threadLocalformats Array of formats to use for parsing. If <code>null</code>
	, HTTP formats are used.
	
	@return Parsed date (or -1 if error occurred)
    """
		Long cachedDate = null;

		try {
			cachedDate = (Long) parseCache.get(value);
		}
		catch (Exception ignored) {
		}

		if (cachedDate != null) {
			return cachedDate.longValue();
		}

		Long date;

		if (threadLocalformats != null) {
			date = internalParseDate(value, threadLocalformats);

			synchronized (parseCache) {
				updateCache(parseCache, value, date);
			}
		}
		else {
			synchronized (parseCache) {
				date = internalParseDate(value, formats);
				updateCache(parseCache, value, date);
			}
		}

		if (date == null) {
			return (-1L);
		}
		else {
			return date.longValue();
		}
	}
public static long parseDate(String value, DateFormat[] threadLocalformats) {
		Long cachedDate = null;

		try {
			cachedDate = (Long) parseCache.get(value);
		}
		catch (Exception ignored) {
		}

		if (cachedDate != null) {
			return cachedDate.longValue();
		}

		Long date;

		if (threadLocalformats != null) {
			date = internalParseDate(value, threadLocalformats);

			synchronized (parseCache) {
				updateCache(parseCache, value, date);
			}
		}
		else {
			synchronized (parseCache) {
				date = internalParseDate(value, formats);
				updateCache(parseCache, value, date);
			}
		}

		if (date == null) {
			return (-1L);
		}
		else {
			return date.longValue();
		}
	}
public static long parseDate ( String value , DateFormat [ ] threadLocalformats ) { Long cachedDate = null ; try { cachedDate = ( Long ) parseCache . get ( value ) ; } catch ( Exception ignored ) { } if ( cachedDate != null ) { return cachedDate . longValue ( ) ; } Long date ; if ( threadLocalformats != null ) { date = internalParseDate ( value , threadLocalformats ) ; synchronized ( parseCache ) { updateCache ( parseCache , value , date ) ; } } else { synchronized ( parseCache ) { date = internalParseDate ( value , formats ) ; updateCache ( parseCache , value , date ) ; } } if ( date == null ) { return ( - 1L ) ; } else { return date . longValue ( ) ; } }
Tries to parse the given date as an HTTP date. If local format list is not
<code>null</code>, it's used instead.

@param value The string to parse
@param threadLocalformats Array of formats to use for parsing. If <code>null</code>
, HTTP formats are used.

@return Parsed date (or -1 if error occurred)
Tries to parse the given date as an HTTP date . If local format list is not <code > null< / code > it s used instead .