Date format in DataSource XML File

[mpet]

Hi,

is there a way how to set the date format in the Datasource XML File ?

<field name="creationDate" type="date">

[Isomorphic]

Yup, DataSourceField.displayFormat.

[mpet]

ok, thank you.

[joppert]

on the javadocs there are no sample for formatting.

I also have a question regarding default falue

for last updated records I have a date field lastUpdatedAt as date, I'd like to define it as now()

can it be done?

[joppert]

on the javadocs there are no sample for formatting.

I also have a question regarding default falue

for last updated records I have a date field lastUpdatedAt as date, I'd like to define it as now()

can it be done?

I was able to define this in the java code using:

TextItem dateOfBirth = new TextItem( "dob" );
dateOfBirth.setDateFormatter( DateDisplayFormat.TOEUROPEANSHORTDATE );

I don't know so far how to specify this in the ds.xml file

Cheers,

EJ

[Isomorphic]

Again, use DataSourceField.displayFormat to set the formatter centrally.

For a default value of "now", don't try to do this in the .ds.xml, do it in client Java code. If you think about it, you potentially need the value to be timezone sensitive, as well to be change if the user keeps the application open overnight.

[joppert]

Again, use DataSourceField.displayFormat to set the formatter centrally.

For a default value of "now", don't try to do this in the .ds.xml, do it in client Java code. If you think about it, you potentially need the value to be timezone sensitive, as well to be change if the user keeps the application open overnight.

I was thinging of having a <field type="date" formatString="EUROPEAN"...

Can this be done?

Cheers,

EJ

[joppert]

Hi,

Doing so

<field name="dob" type="date" title="Date of Birth" displayFormat="DateDisplauFormat.TOEUROPEANSHORTDATE"/>

AND

<field name="dob" type="date" title="Date of Birth" displayFormat="TOEUROPEANSHORTDATE"/>

Won't work

Cheers,

EJ

[Isomorphic]

Use "toEuropeanShortDate" and in general, use camelCaps String values for any of the other settings as well. We'll clear this up in the docs.

[joppert]

Hi,

It works!

Properly setting as

<field name="dob" type="date" title="Date of Birth" dateFormatter="toEuropeanShortDate"/>

param is dateFormatter

Much appreciated

Cheers,

EJ