DetailViewer Date Format

[acole]

SmartClient Version: v8.3p_2013-03-20/PowerEdition Deployment (built 2013-03-20)

I have a requirement to display DetailViewer fields using a date format of "dd-MMM-yy".

I attempted to apply the date format globally within the application with the following logic in the onModuleLoad() method.

DateUtil.setNormalDateDisplayFormatter(new DateDisplayFormatter()
        {
            public String format(Date aDate)
            {
                if (aDate == null)
                    return null;
                else
                    return DateTimeFormat.getFormat("dd-MMM-yy").format(aDate);
            }
        });

Unfortunately, the DetailViewer did not honor the format. See attached for further details.

What is the proper way to set the date format for a data source field in the DetailViewer?

Thanks.

[Isomorphic]

Most likely, you are providing the dates as Strings in your Java code, rather than Date instances. They must be provided as Date instances or formatting settings will not apply.

[acole]

Using the Developer Console and enabling Track RPC, I captured the following. The 'last_modified' field seems to be properly typed.

[
    {
        data:[
            {
                last_modified:new Date(1261414800000), 
                title:"000317 SmartCaddy - User Manual", 
                ai_classification:"", 
                modified_by:"Bea Müller", 
                nsd_file_name:"", 
                description:"", 
                ai_id:"852481CF00854DA3BFF1D5606654BB67", 
                author_s:"", 
                ai_file_name:"Smartcaddy-Manual.pdf", 
                ai_owned_by_id_keyed:"", 
                ai_native_file:"", 
                ai_config_id:"0C27A702DE504287BFE441CEEA8A6344", 
                status:"", 
                ai_change_reason:"", 
                ai_viewable_file:"", 
                content:"07.10.2009 10:55:30 7 smartcaddy Teilebeschreibung - bluestar Mobile <em style=\"background-color: #FFF; color: #A04; font-weight: bold;\">Golf</em> Scorer Abnehmbar z.B. bei Turnieren Touchscreen GPS - Distanzmessung zum Grn und zu Hindernissen GPS - Schlagweitenmessung Lernfhig auf Hindernisse Elektronische Scorecard Alle| mit der LED gestoppt wird, setzt eine Bergab-Bremse ein. Diese ist nicht fr steile Berge zu benutzen. Anleitung_Smartcaddy-Bluestar_290709_end.indd 21 07.10.2009 10:55:44 22 smartcaddy GPS - Mobile <em style=\"background-color: #FFF; color: #A04; font-weight: bold;\">Golf</em> Scorer inkl. Straennavigation GPS - Mobile <em style=\"background-color: #FFF; color: #A04; font-weight: bold;\">Golf</em>| 2110 inkl. Europa - Straenkarte Alle Pltze von Deutschland, sterreich und der Schweiz Individualisierung ber Google Earth Mobile <em style=\"background-color: #FFF; color: #A04; font-weight: bold;\">Golf</em> Scorer ist ein eingetragenes Warenzeichen von Andreas Lachner. Anleitung_Smartcaddy-Bluestar_290709_end.indd 22", 
                ai_file_size:560785, 
                ai_file_id:"0C27A702DE504287BFE441CEEA8A6344", 
                ai_type:"Document"
            }
        ], 
        endRow:-1, 
        invalidateCache:false, 
        isDSResponse:true, 
        operationType:"fetch", 
        queueStatus:0, 
        startRow:0, 
        status:0, 
        totalRows:34
    }
]

I know the DetailViewer has a setDateFormatter() method, but I could not find a constant that matches "dd-MMM-yy".

Thoughts?

[acole]

Hoping for some feedback on previous reply.

Thoughts?

[Isomorphic]

We were about to try reproducing this, but then noticed - you're setting the "normal" formatter. For a "date" field, DetailViewer uses the "short" formatter. All the "normal" formatters would show the time value, which doesn't apply to a "date" field.

[acole]

That worked - thank you.

The corrected code fragment is below.

DateUtil.setShortDateDisplayFormatter(new DateDisplayFormatter()
        {
            public String format(Date aDate)
            {
                if (aDate == null)
                    return null;
                else
                    return DateTimeFormat.getFormat("dd-MMM-yy").format(aDate);
            }
        });