How do I format a date in a JSP page? - Learn Java by Examples

This example show how to format date in JSP using format tag library. We create a date object using the <jsp:useBean> taglib. To format the date we use the <fmt:formatDate> taglib. We assign the value attribute to the date object, set the type attribute as date and define the pattern how the date will be formatted.

<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <title>Date Format</title>
</head>
<body>
<jsp:useBean id="date" class="java.util.Date"/>
Today is: <fmt:formatDate value="${date}" type="date" pattern="dd-MMM-yyyy"/>
</body>
</html>

Maven Dependencies

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
        <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
        <version>4.0.1</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
        <artifactId>jstl</artifactId>
        <version>1.2</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

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