How to display date format in other country pattern

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Good day,

I have a jsp code as follow:

<fmt:formatDate value="<%= new java.util.Date() %>" pattern="EEEE, dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss" />

Where by the fmt tag is refering to

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

from com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.jar.

So the date display in browser will be: Monday, 07/11/2016 11:04:15

I would like to ask, any way for me to display this day in other country language? For example, in Malaysia, so it will be like: Isnin, 07/11/2016 11:04:15.

Additional question, is the Monday generate from the com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.jar ? Because I search for my whole workspace, but didnt see any Monday in coding.

Kindly advise.

This tag library is called the JSTL. It relies on standard Java classes (DateFormat, SimpleDateFormat), and does of course support multiple locales. Google for "JSTL tutorial" or "JSTL documentation". I would also recommend to avoid using scriptlets by all means. Read http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3177733/how-to-avoid-java-code-in-jsp-files — JB Nizet, Nov 07 '16 at 07:25

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 07 '16 at 07:32

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I would just change the scope to session as below

Date in France:

<fmt:setLocale value="fr_FR" scope="session"/>
<fmt:formatDate value="${now}" dateStyle="full"/> <br/>

Date in US:

<fmt:setLocale value="en_US" scope="session"/>
<fmt:formatDate value="${now}" dateStyle="full" /> <br/>

edited Nov 07 '16 at 07:32

JB Nizet

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answered Nov 07 '16 at 07:28

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Thanks. Now I know what is my mistake. I am passing the wrong local value. the locale value, for example "fr_FR", is already define in JSTL tag library? – Panadol Chong Nov 07 '16 at 07:53
I am not sure but you can set it by using – Albin Nov 07 '16 at 09:02

How to display date format in other country pattern

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