If you can use JSTL: <c:forEach var="offerVO" items="${offers}"> ... <fmt:formatDate value="${offerVO.offerDate}" pattern="dd/MM/yyyy"/> ... </c:forEach>
Quoting Sandeep Takhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > there are c:fmt tags in el. I haven't used them > though... > > sandeep > --- ara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi,Marc. > > > > i use my custom tag. > > > > <!-- **** DateTag Definition **** --> > > <tag> > > <name>date</name> > > > > <tagclass>xx.yy.zz.view.taglibs.DateTag</tagclass> > > <bodycontent>empty</bodycontent> > > <info>format Data</info> > > <attribute> > > <name>sourceDate</name> > > <required>false</required> > > <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue> > > </attribute> > > <attribute> > > <name>pattern</name> > > <required>false</required> > > <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue> > > </attribute> > > <attribute> > > <name>name</name> > > <required>false</required> > > <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue> > > </attribute> > > <attribute> > > <name>property</name> > > <required>false</required> > > <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue> > > </attribute> > > <attribute> > > <name>scope</name> > > <required>false</required> > > <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue> > > </attribute> > > </tag> > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marc BEGUIGNEAU" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 4:15 PM > > Subject: How I can format a date to display > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > With Struts, I'm using Torque to access a database > > > under Oracle 9. > > > > > > The result of a search in an array of bean (values > > > object bean). > > > > > > This bean as an property witch is a date. When I > > > iterate this array in my JSP page, the date are > > > displaying under US format (year/month/day). To > > format > > > the display to french format (day/month/year), I > > > convert the date to a string with the > > > SimpleDateFormat, and then I parse the result > > string > > > into a date and try to display it. But the result > > is a > > > date with the FULL format. > > > > > > This is an extract of the code I use to convert: > > > > > > <code> > > > > > > SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new > > > SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy"); > > > > > > String tempDate = > > > dateFormat.format("offer.getOfferDate"); > > > > > > try { > > > > > > offerVO.setOfferDate(dateFormat.parse(tempDate)); > > > > > > } catch (ParseException e) { > > > System.out.println()e.toString(); > > > } > > > > > > </code> > > > > > > My question is: how do you display date if you > > want to > > > have a specific formating display? > > > > > > Curently, I have solv the problem by using a > > String > > > property in my VO bean, but this solution is > > > temporary. > > > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > > > Marc -- Kris Schneider <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> D.O.Tech <http://www.dotech.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]