public static List<String> formatDateList(List<Date> dateList){
  List<String> newList=new ArrayList<String>();
  for (  Date date : dateList)   newList.add(formatDate(date));
  return newList;
}

public static List < String > formatDateList ( List < Date > dateList ) { List < String > newList = new ArrayList < String > ( ) ; for ( Date date : dateList ) newList . add ( formatDate ( date ) ) ; return newList ; }
returns a llist of date strings from a list of date objects
