Here you can find the source of getFormat(String formatPattern)
public static SimpleDateFormat getFormat(String formatPattern)
//package com.java2s; /*// w w w. j a va2 s. c om * Copyright 2011 cruxframework.org. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. */ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; public class Main { private static final ThreadLocal<Map<String, SimpleDateFormat>> FORMATS = new ThreadLocal<Map<String, SimpleDateFormat>>(); public static SimpleDateFormat getFormat(String formatPattern) { Map<String, SimpleDateFormat> threadMap = FORMATS.get(); if (threadMap == null) { threadMap = new HashMap<String, SimpleDateFormat>(); FORMATS.set(threadMap); } SimpleDateFormat format = threadMap.get(formatPattern); if (format == null) { format = new SimpleDateFormat(formatPattern); format.setLenient(false); threadMap.put(formatPattern, format); } return format; } }