How to use <f:convertdatetime> or<s:convertdatetime> for date in message

KamilBek · #1 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 08:53 AM

I have message with text and date. I want use date pattern for it and use <f:convertdatetime> but it used only when wrapper tag have only date as value. How to use my pattern?
<h: outputText value="Today is #{bean.date}!!!">
<f:convertdatetime pattern="dd.mm.yyyy"/>
</h: outputText>
don't work. How to solve it?

r035198x · #2 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 09:19 AM

Separate the text into two outPutText tags. One containing the text and the other the date value.

KamilBek · #3 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 09:43 AM

Yes, it is solution, but it make 2 <span> element in HTML, but I want make 1 <span> element.

r035198x · #4 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 11:24 AM

Why do you want JSF to generate only 1? You shouldn't rely too much on those implementation details. They could change and leave your code no longer working.

KamilBek · #5 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 09:19 AM

I put it into <h: panelGrid> (it make table) and when I put two span in one cell, every span take new line, but they must be in one line. I can do it with css styles, but I think that it is worse than relying to implimentation of jsf tags.

r035198x · #6 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 09:21 AM

Don't put the span at all. Just put them in a panelGrid with two columns and they will be on line.

KamilBek · #7 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 09:55 AM

It must be in one cell of h: panelgrid.
if I put in this cell tag like:
<h: panelGrid>
<h: outputText value="Today is ">
<h: outputText value="#{bean.date}">
<f:convertdatetime pattern="dd.mm.yyyy"/>
</h: outputText>
<h: outputText value="!!!">
</h: panelGrid>

At first it will be new table and I think It not very good, and Second I already use some CSS styles for wrapper h: panelGrid, wich make big distance between cells. And in this situation text does not look well.

r035198x · #8 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 10:01 AM

Did you read my response above?
<h: panelGrid columns="2" ...

KamilBek · #9 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 10:15 AM

Yes, sorry I wrote wrong text. I mean
<h: panelGrid columns="3">
<h: outputText value="Today is ">
<h: outputText value="#{bean.date}">
<f:convertdatetime pattern="dd.mm.yyyy"/>
</h: outputText>
<h: outputText value="!!!">
</h: panelGrid>

but result is same

r035198x · #10 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 10:21 AM

You mean that code displays everything on its own line? Did you refresh/redeploy/restart?
They should all appear on the same line.

If all fails put all of them into a panelGroup.