*/
public static NSTimestampFormatter dateFormatterForPattern(String pattern) {
NSTimestampFormatter formatter;
if(ERXLocalizer.useLocalizedFormatters()) {
ERXLocalizer localizer = ERXLocalizer.currentLocalizer();
formatter = (NSTimestampFormatter)localizer.localizedDateFormatForKey(pattern);
} else {
synchronized(_repository) {
formatter = (NSTimestampFormatter)_repository.get(pattern);
if(formatter == null) {
formatter = new NSTimestampFormatter(pattern);