public static List<Date> parseDateList(List<String> dateList){
  List<Date> newList=new ArrayList<Date>();
  if (dateList == null)   return newList;
  for (  String value : dateList)   newList.add(parseDate(value));
  return newList;
}

public static List < Date > parseDateList ( List < String > dateList ) { List < Date > newList = new ArrayList < Date > ( ) ; if ( dateList == null ) return newList ; for ( String value : dateList ) newList . add ( parseDate ( value ) ) ; return newList ; }
returns a list of parsed date strings .
