DATE (DATEINPUT) - Date Input Control problems

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Hi there,

when we use the “DATE” - Control (aka DATEINPUT CONTROL) of the control topics (toolbox), we have a problem.
The little calendar which pops-up provides the months and the days and everything in english. As soon as you double click a certain value for selection, the displayed date string is german. For example this format:
16.01.2007 instead of 01/16/2007 or any other format.
Where can we specify the displayed format of this specific type of input field (Dateinput)? Is this a bug?
Do we have to correct the problem in the corresponding JavaScript?

Thanks in advance!

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Hi Koki!

class SessionContext defines the available formats…


SessionContext.DATE_DDPMMPYYYY
SessionContext.DATE_MMSDDSYYYY
...

Within the (login) adapter processing call…


Adapter.setDateDisplay(SessionContext.DATE_MMSDDSYYYY);

…to set/update the display format. Like with “setLanguage” or “setStyle” you just call it once and it affects the whole user session.

Martin

3

Hi!

Thanks for the hint!
It seems to work.
BUT, if I use this kind of notation within the login adater, I need to specify at that time, which format I will configure. This is my code at the moment.
Is this correct?

            //GERMAN
if (this.getLanguage().equals(Locale.GERMAN.getLanguage()))
	{
		setDateDisplay(SessionContext.DATE_DDPMMPYYYY);
	}
	//USA
	else if(this.getLanguage().equals(Locale.US.getLanguage()))
	{
		setDateDisplay(SessionContext.DATE_MMSDDSYYYY);
	}
	//British 
	else if(this.getLanguage().equals(Locale.ENGLISH.getLanguage()))
		setDateDisplay(SessionContext.DATE_DDSMMSYYYY);

Every Adapter has the method getLanguage(). This is the language which is configured inside the browser. I use this language to compare it with the language abbrevation from Locale..getLanguage().
I tested it and it works fine!
Thanks XGRU!