Format JSON date in JSP

Question

I'm updating AJAX response using JSON taglib with this-

<json:property name="shipDate" value="Date is ${shippingDate}"></json:property>

But I want to format the shippingDate in "dd/MM/yyyy" format.

Is it possible to format date while setting json property? Thanks.

Answer 1

Here is how to format dates in JSP's using Java's tags:

<%@ taglib prefix="fmt" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt" %>

<fmt:formatDate value="${shippingDate}" pattern="MMM dd, yyyy"/>

Update: You can also assign the output of to a JSP var and use elsewhere in your JSP like so:

<fmt:formatDate value="${shippingDate}" pattern="MMM dd, yyyy" var="formattedShippingData" />

<label>Shipping Date: </label> ${formattedShippingData}