JSTL Formatting <fmt:parseDate> Tag

The <fmt:parseDate> tag parses the string representation of a time and date. It is used to format the time and date according to a customized formatting pattern.

The syntax used for including the <fmt:parseDate> tag is:

Let's see the simple example to understand the formatting <fmt:parseDate> tag:

<%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" %>
<%@ taglib prefix="fmt" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt" %>

<html>
<head>
  <title>fmt:parseDate Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Parsed Date:</h3>
<c:set var="date" value="12-08-2016" />

<fmt:parseDate value="${date}" var="parsedDate"  pattern="dd-MM-yyyy" />
<p><c:out value="${parsedDate}" /></p>

</body>
</html>

Output:

Parsed Date:

Fri Aug 12 00:00:00 IST 2016