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1. Date format in jsp    stackoverflow.com

I need to convert the date from request parameter to string in dateformat 'yyyy-MM-dd'. I have tried the following

String MyDate = request.getParameter("DayCal");
formatdate = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd");
Date date = (Date) formatdate.parse(MyDate);
String DisplayDate= formatdate.format(date);

2. how to format string in jsp?    stackoverflow.com

In the database column1 have date like 2011-03-03 but I want to show only 03-03 and in column2 have string like BHEL.NS but I want to show only BHEL.

<TD><center><%=rs.getString(1)%></center></TD>  
<TD><center><%=rs.getString(2)%></center></TD>

3. JSP String formatting Truncate    stackoverflow.com

Does anyone know how to truncate a string in a JSP using a tag library? I was going to use Jakarta Taglibs but it says that it has been ...

4. How to display string value in XML format in JSP    coderanch.com

5. How to retain formatting when passing a String to a JSP    coderanch.com

Hello Everyone, I'm in a pickle, and I don't know to fix it. I have a program that makes a request to a website, then pulls one little string from the response from the website, and passes it as part of an ArrayList of Strings to a JSP that displays it as part of a table. The response comes back from ...

6. Sending a formatted string to a servlet    java-forums.org

7. String.format() error (works in a class file , not in jsp)    forums.oracle.com

8. Sending a formatted string to a servlet    forums.oracle.com