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The <fmt:parseDate> tag is used to parse dates.
<fmt:parseDate value="<string>" type="<string>" dateStyle="<string>" timeStyle="<string>" pattern="<string>" timeZone="<string>" parseLocale="<string>" var="<string>" scope="<string>"/>
The <fmt:parseDate> tag has the following attributes:
| attribute | description | necessary | default value |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | date to be displayed | 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 format pattern | No | none |
| timeZone | time zone for displaying date | No | default timezone |
| var | Store the variable name for formatting the date | No | Display on the page |
| Scope | Store the scope of the formatted log variable | No | Page |
Set the time format of the output we need.
<%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8"
pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<%@ 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:parseDate Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Date Parsing:</h2>
<c:set var="now" value="20-10-2015" />
<fmt:parseDate value="${now}" var="parsedEmpDate"
pattern="dd"-MM-yyyy" />
<p>The parsed date is: <c:out value="${parsedEmpDate}" /></p>
</body>
</html>
The above example runs as follows:
Date Parsing: The parsed date is: Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 CST 2015