Date converter - searching for pattern

gistfile1.java

package com.bibliovigilance.utils.date;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;

public class DateConverterISO implements DateConverter {

	@Override
	public Date convert(String date) {
		List<String> patterns = new ArrayList<>();
		patterns.add("yyyy-MM-dd");
		patterns.add("yyyy-MMM-dd");
		
		for (String pattern : patterns) {
			try {
				return parseForPattern(pattern, date);
			} catch (Exception ignored) {
			}
		}
		return null;		//throw new CantParseException(date);
	}

	/**
	 * Tries to parse the date in the specified pattern.
	 * 
	 * @param pattern
	 *            - follows same rules as JODA time
	 * @param date
	 * @return
	 */
	private Date parseForPattern(String pattern, String date) {
		DateTimeFormatter parser = DateTimeFormat.forPattern(pattern);
		DateTime parsedDateTime = parser.parseDateTime(date);
		return parsedDateTime.toDate();
	}
}