FIX: java.text.DateFormat.parse() Throws a NullPointerException

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a Java project and include the following class:

   class Test
   {
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
         try
         {
            java.text.DateFormat Df;
            Df = java.text.DateFormat.getDateInstance();
            Df.parse("Foo");
            System.out.println ("Done.");
         }
         catch(Exception e)
   
         {
            System.err.println("caught exception");
            e.printStackTrace();
         }
      }
   }
   						

java.text.DateFormat is a package that is included with JDK1.1. Build the above code with the JVC that is provided in the SDK2.0x for Java and execute. You will see that the Microsoft virtual machine throws a NullPointerException instead of ParseException as mentioned in the Documentation.