Format Date in JSP using JSTL - Java Example

This example shows how to format and display Date in JSP. Below Java JSP code formats java.util.Date object with given pattern using JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL).

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

<body>
    <jsp:useBean id="date" class="java.util.Date"/>    
    Today is: <fmt:formatDate value="${date}" type="date" pattern="dd-MMM-yyyy"/>
</body>

</html>

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

<html>

<head>

</head>

<body>

<jsp:useBean id="date" class="java.util.Date"/>

Today is: <fmt:formatDate value="${date}" type="date" pattern="dd-MMM-yyyy"/>

</body>

</html>

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