spring mvc date format with form:input

Question

I have hibernate entity and a bean:

@Entity
public class GeneralObservation {
    @DateTimeFormat(pattern = "dd/MM/yyyy")
    Date date;

    @Column
    public Date getDate() {
        return date;
    }

    public void setDate(Date date) {
        this.date = date;
    }
}

also I have

@InitBinder
protected void initBinder(WebDataBinder binder) {
    SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
    binder.registerCustomEditor(Date.class, new CustomDateEditor(
            dateFormat, false));
}

and

        form:input
                id = "datepicker"
                name="date"
                itemLabel="date"
                path="newObservation.date"

When I go to my url I see:

my form

How can I force it to have mm/DD/yyyy format? Thanx

@DateTimeFormat(pattern = "dd/MM/yyyy") and new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy") both use dd/MM/yyyy. Have you tried to change them to mm/DD/yyyy? — Marc-Andre
– Marc-Andre, Commented Aug 10, 2013 at 15:34
No, this wouldn't help, because form:input doesn't allow to put default value explicitly. — Stepan Yakovenko
– Stepan Yakovenko, Commented Aug 10, 2013 at 16:42

yname · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-11 15:13:52Z

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You can use fmt:formatDate jstl tag:

<fmt:formatDate value="${yourObject.date}" var="dateString" pattern="dd/MM/yyyy" />
<form:input path="date" value="${dateString} .. />

answered Aug 11, 2013 at 15:13

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yname Over a year ago

Yes, sorry for misrepresentation. In my application I have same situation, but date format is correct (like I specify in DateTimeFormat annotation before field). And not only presentation of field is correct: I have no @InitBinder method and all works correct. Maybe I have newer version of spring library (3.1.1.RELEASE)?

Stepan Yakovenko · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-08 16:46:50Z

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The solution is to put
<mvc:annotation-driven/> to mvc-dispatcher-servlet.xml and also xmlns:mvc="http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc" to the begining of xml file.

answered Sep 8, 2013 at 16:46

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Suresh Over a year ago

what if I don't use xml for dispatcher ?

Gray · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-19 20:16:34Z

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in my code I use the binder in this way:

@InitBinder
public void initBinder(WebDataBinder binder) {
    SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
    dateFormat.setLenient(false);
    binder.registerCustomEditor(Date.class, new CustomDateEditor(dateFormat, true));
}

edited Nov 19, 2014 at 20:16

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answered Aug 20, 2013 at 8:12

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Oibaf it Over a year ago

Try: $(document).ready(function(){ $(function() { $("#datepicker").datepicker({ changeMonth : true, changeYear : true, dateFormat : 'dd/MM/yyyy' }); }); <form:input path="datepicker" />

Stepan Yakovenko Over a year ago

I don't need datepicker. Date format is not what I've expected.

Hassen Ch. · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-24 23:00:38Z

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In HTML5 there is input type="date", same thing in Spring (Chrome , Opera, and I this Safary too, but not yet in Firefox

<form:input type="date" ... >

answered Jan 24, 2014 at 23:00

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Sayan Dasgupta Over a year ago

why is this in -ve ?

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