getAsText() is never called; JSP page doesn't get formatted

[neeraj_cmu]

The model has

	private Date issueDate;

It also has getters and setters.

I have the customDate editor registered this way in SimpleFormController.

	protected void initBinder(HttpServletRequest request,
			ServletRequestDataBinder pBinder) {

		SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
		pBinder.registerCustomEditor(Date.class, new CustomDateEditor(
				dateFormat, true));

	}

The jsp page:

			            <spring&#58;bind path="pool.issueDate">
			              <input type="text" 
			              	name="<c&#58;out value="$&#123;status.expression&#125;"/>" 
			              	size="30" maxlength="30" 
			              	value="<c&#58;out value="$&#123;status.value&#125;"/>">
			            </spring&#58;bind>

On the jsp page I get the issuedate unformatted. I noticed that getAsText() is never called. On the submission of the form setAsText(String text) is called.

How do I display the formatted date on the jsp page?

Thanks.

[Colin Yates]

Looks fine to me.

What gets rendered exactly?

[neeraj_cmu]

It was printing to string of date with timestampt and everything.

I solved the problem by following code. Still clueless about why get method is not being called.

<fmt&#58;formatDate value="$&#123;status.value&#125;" pattern="MM/dd/yyyy">

[Colin Yates]

Hmmm, I thought PropertyEditors were used for both rendering and binding. Anyone else?

[neeraj_cmu]

The solution I posted is straight from the 'Java development with the spring framework' book by interface21 team. FYI.

[Colin Yates]

Yeah, I am being a plonker PropertyEditors will not be called when rendering the object When rendering your object, you get back the actual object.