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Reputation: 15574

How to display the Month in fully in JSTL

I'm using JSTL to format the Java Date object to display a date in the format like

September 29, 2015 11:28 AM

I tried below approach ,

<fmt:formatDate pattern="MMMMMMMM d,yyyy HH:mm a" value="${response.date}" />

I wonder how many M's I need here. I mean I put 8 M s in a wild guess.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1976

Answers (1)

BalusC
BalusC

Reputation: 1108802

JSTL <fmt:formatDate> uses java.text.SimpleDateFormat under the covers.

So, just read its javadoc how to use the pattern syntax.

Pattern letters are usually repeated, as their number determines the exact presentation:

  • Text: For formatting, if the number of pattern letters is 4 or more, the full form is used; otherwise a short or abbreviated form is used if available.

So, 4 letters as in MMMM is sufficient to represent the full form.

Upvotes: 3

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