Pass a string to the JSP instead of a Date object. That way you can control the formatting when converting from Date to String (using, e.g. SimpleDateFormatter).
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In struts Action form, I have a date field.On Displaying it in JSP using html:text the format which was earlier mm/dd/yyyy automatically changes to yyyy-mm-dd.there is no "format" attribute available with the
html:text.Kindly let me know how do I preserve my date format using html:text
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by: malfunction84Posted on 2007-10-05 at 11:01:05ID: 20024106
If it's a Date object, the best way to format it in JSP is to use the JSTL tag <fmt:formatDate>.
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