JSTL fmt:formatDate Formatting Tag

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The JSTL <fmt:formatDate> Formatting Tag is used for formatting the dates.

Syntax:

<fmt:formatDate value=”val” otherattributes>

fmt:formatDate tag attributes:

Attribute Description Required
value It specify the date value to display. Yes
type DATE, TIME, or BOTH No
dateStyle FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT, DEFAULT. No
timeStyle FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT, DEFAULT. No
pattern It specify the custom formatting pattern. No
timeZone It specify the time zone of the displayed date. No
var It specify the name of the variable to store the formatted date. No
scope It specify the scope of the variable to store the formatted date. No

Example:

test.jsp

<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>
<%@ taglib prefix="fmt" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt" %>
 
<html>
	<head>
		<title>fmt:formatDate JSTL formatting tag example</title>
	</head>
	<body>
	  <c:set var="currentDate" value="<%=new java.util.Date()%>"/>
	  Current date after setting type attribute to date: <br/>
	  <fmt:formatDate type="date" value="${currentDate}" /> <br/>
	  Current date after setting type attribute to time: <br/>
	  <fmt:formatDate type="time" value="${currentDate}" /><br/>
	  Current date after setting type attribute to both: <br/>
	  <fmt:formatDate type="both" value="${currentDate}" /> <br/>
	  Current date after setting pattern attribute: <br/>
	  <fmt:formatDate pattern="yyyy-MM-dd" value="${currentDate}"/>
	</body>
</html>

web.xml

<web-app>
 
  <welcome-file-list>
          <welcome-file>test.jsp</welcome-file>
  </welcome-file-list>	
 
</web-app>

Output:

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