[jasperreports-questions] Incompatible java.lang.String value assigned to parameter importDate

I'm a new user trying to pass a date as a parameter receiving this Incompatible java.lang.String error from a groovy .gsp page Here's the .gsp fragment where importDate is a groovy Date: g:jasperReport jasper=reportSec3 format=HTML name=Securities by Class input type=hidden

[jasperreports-questions] Incompatible java.lang.String value assigned to parameter importDate

I'm a new ireport user trying to pass a date as a parameter receiving this Incompatible java.lang.String error from a groovy .gsp page Here's the .gsp fragment where importDate is a groovy Date: g:jasperReport jasper=reportSec3 format=HTML name=Securities by Class input type=hidden