Bug 177691 Support Date/Time type in BIRT.
We plan to support Date/Time type in BIRT. Please refer to attached document/patch file for necessary info.
model/org.eclipse.birt.report.model/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/model/api/util/ParameterValidationUtil.java
return formatter.format( (Date) value );
		}
		else if ( value instanceof Float )
		{
			NumberFormatter formatter = new NumberFormatter( DEFAULT_LOCALE );
			return formatter.format( ( (Number) value ).floatValue( ) );
		}
		else if ( value instanceof Double )
		{
			NumberFormatter formatter = new NumberFormatter( DEFAULT_LOCALE );
			return formatter.format( ( (Number) value ).doubleValue( ) );
		}
		else if ( value instanceof BigDecimal )
		{
			NumberFormatter formatter = new NumberFormatter( DEFAULT_LOCALE );
			return formatter.format( ( (BigDecimal) value ) );
		}
		else if ( value instanceof Integer || value instanceof Long )
		{
			NumberFormatter formatter = new NumberFormatter( DEFAULT_LOCALE );
			return formatter.format( ( (Number) value ).longValue( ) );
		}
		else if ( value instanceof Boolean )
		{
			if ( ( (Boolean) value ).booleanValue( ) )
			{
				return getMessage( DEFAULT_LOCALE,
						BooleanPropertyType.BOOLEAN_TRUE_RESOURCE_KEY );
			}
			return getMessage( DEFAULT_LOCALE,