Text box && System date format

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Hi,

From the API I receive the date in the format yyyy-mm-dd, however in the CAF I need it to show in the browser/system format.

How can I do that? Use a converter? Using a converter how can I get the system/browser format

Help is appreciated

Thanks

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One way to convert a string from yyyy-mm-dd is to use the SimpleDateFormat java.util class like:

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(“yyyy-MM-dd”);
java.util.Date convertedDate = sdf.parse(“2010-11-16”);

I’ve attached a sample portlet application that accepts a user input string, and then generates and displays the date. All date controls use the browser locale by default, unless configured differently.

I could’ve used a converter instead of two properties but i didn’t. It’s your choice.

Regards,
–mark
DateLocaleTestApp.zip (9.31 KB)

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Hi

Thanks for your answer.

I’m a newbie about this CAF so not sure about your answer.

My IS service returns a string that contains a date (format yyyy-MM-dd). When I push the control to the screen with this field is only a text field, so the CAF can not automatically Localize since it does not know that a Date.

Can you use any control/converter to say that the string is a Date in the format yyyy-MM-dd and that we and to change the format into the users system locale?

It would be great to have a control to do this otherwise I will have to change my auto-generated MBs to put that code for the localization.

Thanks in Advance

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In the example i posted, i’m using a Date-Input control set to read-only. All you need to do is use the Value-Pattern property and give it the format for your the string that you bound to the control: yyyy-MM-dd. (The Value-Pattern has a nice alt text that explains the purpose of that property as well).

No converter is needed.

Regards,
–mark