Velocity Date tool: get and format
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import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.TimeZone;
import org.apache.velocity.Template;
import org.apache.velocity.VelocityContext;
import org.apache.velocity.app.Velocity;
import org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.DateTool;
public class DateToolExample {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
Velocity.init();
Template t = Velocity.getTemplate("./src/dateTool.vm");
VelocityContext ctx = new VelocityContext();
ctx.put("date", new DateTool());
Calendar aDate = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone("PST"));
aDate.set(200, 11, 25);
ctx.put("aDate", aDate);
Writer writer = new StringWriter();
t.merge(ctx, writer);
System.out.println(writer);
}
}
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Today's date is: $date
Today's date is also: $date.long #* using property shortcut *#
Today's date is also: $date.get('long') #* using full syntax *#
The date and time is: $date.default $date.short
Another date is: $aDate
Another date is also: $date.format('medium', $aDate)
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