Format Date output in JSF

Question

If   myBean birthdate  is of java util Calendar or java util Date type  can I possibly format this inside the EL itself using an existing function perhaps  with the output of like the one produced by the DateFormat s SHORT  MEDIUM LONG abd FULL output type    Instead of outputting the complete form for the   myBean birthdate   Wed Jan 19 19 01 42 WIT 2011  I just prefer a simple output of Jan 19  2011   Should I use   formatBean format myBean birthdate   instead

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If you use OmniFaces you can also use it's EL functions like of:formatDate() to format Date objects. You would use it like this:

<h:outputText value="#{of:formatDate(someBean.dateField, 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm')}" />

This way you can not only use it for output but also to pass it on to other JSF components.

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With EL 2  Expression Language 2  you can use this type of construct for your question          formatBean format myBean birthdate     Or you can add an alternate getter in your bean resulting in        myBean birthdateString    where getBirthdateString returns the proper text representation  Remember to annotate the get method as  Transient if it is an Entity

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Use  lt f convertDateTime gt   You can nest this in any input and output component  Pattern rules are same as java text SimpleDateFormat    lt h outputText value    someBean dateField    gt       lt f convertDateTime pattern  dd MM yyyy HH mm    gt   lt  h outputText gt

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