value="#if($group.get("$name").value &&
$group.OID!="_0")$!utilTool.formatDate($group.get("$name").value,$group.get(
"$name").validator.DateFormats.get(0))#end"
hope this is what you are looking for.
Akmal
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Fear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Turbine Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: DateString
> I have found one smal problem with this approach. When I want to use it
> for unpopulated date input fields in a form I can not figure out how to
> prevent it from showing $value in the empty fields. Anyone have any
ideas?
>
> Akmal Sarhan wrote:
>
> >here is my own solution of this problem:
> >in a pull tool called utilTool:
> >
> > public String formatDate(Date date, String format)
> > {
> > String d = "";
> >
> > if (date != null)
> > {
> > SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
> >
> > d = formatter.format(date);
> > }
> >
> > return d;
> > }
> >
> >in the template:
> >
>
>$!utilTool.formatDate($group.get("$name").value,$group.get("$name").validat
o
> >r.DateFormats.get(0))
> >
> >where $group is the prepopulated intake group and $name is the DateString
> >field name.
> >
> >this code will make it possible to update a date according to first rule
in
> >the intake.xml
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jake Fear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "Turbine Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 4:53 PM
> >Subject: Re: DateString
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>That is precisely where I found out about the DateString. I have been
> >>looking over the rest of the code as well, and I think there is key
> >>feature missing from the org.apache.turbine.services.intake.model.Field
> >>class. Maybe I am off the mark here, but it seems like there should be
> >>some formatting abilities in the Field class. For example, right now I
> >>have things working for reading in new dates and getting them set
> >>correctly, but I have no way (that I know of) to control the format of
> >>the date when it is rendered via an intake Group/Field. The same
> >>capability would be very nice for currency, and maybe even user defined
> >>types (maybe user defined types are a stretch given nature of input in
> >>web applications;-).
> >>
> >>Jake
> >>
> >>Quinton McCombs wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>There is work being done to get intake updated. This will include
> >>>updating the DTD. I hate to say this, but for now the best source of
> >>>information for the field types is the source code for
> >>>org.apache.turbine.services.intake.model.FieldFactory.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: Jake Fear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>>>Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:26 AM
> >>>>To: Turbine Users List
> >>>>Subject: DateString
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>It DateString is missing from the default intake.dtd in the latest
> >>>>turbine source. I added it locally and it seems to work just fine
> >>>>(however, the Date type in the intake.xml did not). I noticed the
> >>>>latest TDK does not have any intake examples, and the documentation
> >>>>covers on the the most basic data types. Does anyone know if this
> >>>>particular subcomponent is still being actively developed?
> >>>>
> >>>>Jake
> >>>>
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