JSTL fmt:parseDate Formatting Tag

The JSTL <fmt:parseDate> Formatting Tag is used for parsing the dates.

Syntax:

<fmt:parseDate value=”val” otherattributes />

fmt:parseDate tag attributes:

Attribute	Description	Required
value	Date value to read or parse.	Yes
type	DATE, TIME, or BOTH.	No
dateStyle	FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT, DEFAULT.	No
timeStyle	FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT, DEFAULT.	No
parseLocale	Locale to use when parsing the date.	No
pattern	It specify the custom parsing pattern.	No
timeZone	It specify the time zone of the parsed date.	No
var	It specify the name of the variable to store the parsed date.	No
scope	It specify the scope of the variable to store the formatted date.	No

Example:

test.jsp

<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>
<%@ taglib prefix="fmt" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt" %>
 
<html>
	<head>
		<title>fmt:parseDate JSTL formatting tag example</title>
	</head>
	<body>
		<c:set var="currentDate" value="2014-06-14" />
		<fmt:parseDate value="${currentDate}" 
                      var="parsedDate" pattern="yyyy-MM-dd" />
		Current date after parsing: <br/>	
		<c:out value="${parsedDate}"/>
	</body>
</html>

web.xml

<web-app>
 
  <welcome-file-list>
          <welcome-file>test.jsp</welcome-file>
  </welcome-file-list>	
 
</web-app>

Output:

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