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How to format date in JSP?
The <fmt:formatDate> tag is used to format dates in a variety of ways.
Attribute
The <fmt:formatDate> tag has the following attributes −
| Attribute | Description | Required | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Date value to display | Yes | None |
| type | DATE, TIME, or BOTH | No | date |
| dateStyle | FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT, or DEFAULT | No | default |
| timeStyle | FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT, or DEFAULT | No | default |
| pattern | Custom formatting pattern | No | None |
| timeZone | Time zone of the displayed date | No | Default time zone |
| var | Name of the variable to store the formatted date | No | Print to page |
| scope | Scope of the variable to store the formatted date | No | page |
The pattern attribute is used to specify even more precise handling of the date −
| Code | Purpose | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| G | The era designator | AD |
| y | The year | 2002 |
| M | The month | April & 04 |
| d | The day of the month | 20 |
| h | The hour(12-hour time) | 12 |
| H | The hour(24-hour time) | 0 |
| m | The minute | 45 |
| s | The second | 52 |
| S | The millisecond | 970 |
| E | The day of the week | Tuesday |
| D | The day of the year | 180 |
| F | The day of the week in the month | 2 (2nd Wed in month) |
| w | The week in the year | 27 |
| W | The week in the month | 2 |
| a | The a.m./p.m. indicator | PM |
| k | The hour(12-hour time) | 24 |
| K | The hour(24-hour time) | 0 |
| z | The time zone | Central Standard Time |
| ' | The escape for text | |
| '' | The single quote |
Example
<%@ taglib prefix = "c" uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" %>
<%@ taglib prefix = "fmt" uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt" %>
<html>
<head>
<title>JSTL fmt:dateNumber Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Number Format:</h3>
<c:set var = "now" value = "<% = new java.util.Date()%>" />
<p>Formatted Date (1): <fmt:formatDate type = "time" value = "${now}" /></p>
<p>Formatted Date (2): <fmt:formatDate type = "date" value = "${now}" /></p>
<p>Formatted Date (3): <fmt:formatDate type = "both" value = "${now}" /></p>
<p>Formatted Date (4): <fmt:formatDate type = "both" dateStyle = "short" timeStyle = "short" value = "${now}" /></p>
<p>Formatted Date (5): <fmt:formatDate type = "both" dateStyle = "medium" timeStyle = "medium" value = "${now}" /></p>
<p>Formatted Date (6): <fmt:formatDate type = "both" dateStyle = "long" timeStyle = "long" value = "${now}" /></p>
<p>Formatted Date (7): <fmt:formatDate pattern = "yyyy-MM-dd" value = "${now}" /></p>
</body>
</html>The above code will generate the following result −
Date Format: Formatted Date (1): 14:27:18 Formatted Date (2): 23-Sep-2010 Formatted Date (3): 23-Sep-2010 14:27:18 Formatted Date (4): 23/09/10 14:27 Formatted Date (5): 23-Sep-2010 14:27:18 Formatted Date (6): 23 September 2010 14:27:18 GST Formatted Date (7): 2010-09-23
Updated on: 30-Jul-2019
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