Jstl fmt MessageFormat MessageSource (strange)

[chenggn2]

	<bean id="messageSource" class="org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource">	
		<property name="basename"><value>messages</value></property>										
	</bean>

<jsp&#58;useBean id="now" class="java.util.Date" />

  <fmt&#58;message key="nowkey">
    <fmt&#58;param value="$&#123;now&#125;" />
  </fmt&#58;message>

messages.properties
nowkey = hello {0, date, yyyyMM}

and the result always be "hello 10/11/04 10:24 AM "

modify the messages.properties file
nowkey = hello222 {0, date, yyyyMM}

and the result will be "hello222 10/11/04 10:24 AM "

if I setBundle in jstl, the result is correct !

it be "hello222 200410"

	<fmt&#58;bundle basename="messages"> 
      <fmt&#58;message key="nowkey"> 
                 <fmt&#58;param value="$&#123;now&#125;"> 
              </fmt&#58;param> 
         </fmt&#58;message> 
	</fmt&#58;bundle>

how to resolve this problem?
could I solve this problem without explicitly specify the bundle in every

jsp file?

[katentim]

I'd suggest separating pure date formatting from the message.

helloKey=hello
nowkey=yyyyMM

    <fmt&#58;message key="nowkey" var="pattern"/>
    <fmt&#58;formatDate value="$&#123;now&#125;" type="date" pattern="$&#123;pattern&#125;"/>