//  [java]
    protected List<Rule> parsePattern() {
        DateFormatSymbols symbols = new DateFormatSymbols(mLocale);
        List<Rule> rules = new ArrayList<Rule>();
        String[] ERAs = symbols.getEras();
        String[] months = symbols.getMonths();
        String[] shortMonths = symbols.getShortMonths();
        String[] weekdays = symbols.getWeekdays();
        String[] shortWeekdays = symbols.getShortWeekdays();
        String[] AmPmStrings = symbols.getAmPmStrings();
        int length = mPattern.length();
        int[] indexRef = new int[1];
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            indexRef[0] = i;
            String token = parseToken(mPattern, indexRef);
            i = indexRef[0];
            int tokenLen = token.length();
            if (tokenLen == 0) {
                break;
            }
            Rule rule;
            char c = token.charAt(0);
            switch (c) {
            case 'G': 
                rule = new TextField(Calendar.ERA, ERAs);
                break;
            case 'y': 
                if (tokenLen == 2) {
                    rule = TwoDigitYearField.INSTANCE;
                } else {
                    rule = selectNumberRule(Calendar.YEAR, tokenLen < 4 ? 4 : tokenLen);
                }
                break;
            case 'M': 
                if (tokenLen >= 4) {
                    rule = new TextField(Calendar.MONTH, months);
                } else if (tokenLen == 3) {
                    rule = new TextField(Calendar.MONTH, shortMonths);
                } else if (tokenLen == 2) {
                    rule = TwoDigitMonthField.INSTANCE;
                } else {
                    rule = UnpaddedMonthField.INSTANCE;
                }
                break;
            case 'd': 
                rule = selectNumberRule(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, tokenLen);
                break;
            case 'h': 
                rule = new TwelveHourField(selectNumberRule(Calendar.HOUR, tokenLen));
                break;
            case 'H': 
                rule = selectNumberRule(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, tokenLen);
                break;
            case 'm': 
                rule = selectNumberRule(Calendar.MINUTE, tokenLen);
                break;
            case 's': 
                rule = selectNumberRule(Calendar.SECOND, tokenLen);
                break;
            case 'S': 
                rule = selectNumberRule(Calendar.MILLISECOND, tokenLen);
                break;
            case 'E': 
                rule = new TextField(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK, tokenLen < 4 ? shortWeekdays : weekdays);
                break;
            case 'D': 
                rule = selectNumberRule(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, tokenLen);
                break;
            case 'F': 
                rule = selectNumberRule(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH, tokenLen);
                break;
            case 'w': 
                rule = selectNumberRule(Calendar.WEEK_OF_YEAR, tokenLen);
                break;
            case 'W': 
                rule = selectNumberRule(Calendar.WEEK_OF_MONTH, tokenLen);
                break;
            case 'a': 
                rule = new TextField(Calendar.AM_PM, AmPmStrings);
                break;
            case 'k': 
                rule = new TwentyFourHourField(selectNumberRule(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, tokenLen));
                break;
            case 'K': 
                rule = selectNumberRule(Calendar.HOUR, tokenLen);
                break;
            case 'z': 
                if (tokenLen >= 4) {
                    rule = new TimeZoneNameRule(mTimeZone, mLocale, TimeZone.LONG);
                } else {
                    rule = new TimeZoneNameRule(mTimeZone, mLocale, TimeZone.SHORT);
                }
                break;
            case 'Z': 
                if (tokenLen == 1) {
                    rule = TimeZoneNumberRule.INSTANCE_NO_COLON;
                } else {
                    rule = TimeZoneNumberRule.INSTANCE_COLON;
                }
                break;
            case '\'': 
                String sub = token.substring(1);
                if (sub.length() == 1) {
                    rule = new CharacterLiteral(sub.charAt(0));
                } else {
                    rule = new StringLiteral(sub);
                }
                break;
            default:
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal pattern component: " + token);
            }
            rules.add(rule);
        }
        return rules;
    }