org.springframework.format.annotation

Annotation Type DateTimeFormat

@Documented
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={METHOD,FIELD,PARAMETER,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
public @interface DateTimeFormat

Declares that a field or method parameter should be formatted as a date or time.

Supports formatting by style pattern, ISO date time pattern, or custom format pattern string. Can be applied to java.util.Date, java.util.Calendar, java.lang.Long, Joda-Time value types; and as of Spring 4 and JDK 8, to JSR-310 java.time types too.

For style-based formatting, set the style() attribute to be the style pattern code. The first character of the code is the date style, and the second character is the time style. Specify a character of 'S' for short style, 'M' for medium, 'L' for long, and 'F' for full. A date or time may be omitted by specifying the style character '-'.

For ISO-based formatting, set the iso() attribute to be the desired DateTimeFormat.ISO format, such as DateTimeFormat.ISO.DATE. For custom formatting, set the pattern() attribute to be the DateTime pattern, such as yyyy/MM/dd hh:mm:ss a.

Each attribute is mutually exclusive, so only set one attribute per annotation instance (the one most convenient one for your formatting needs). When the pattern attribute is specified, it takes precedence over both the style and ISO attribute. When the iso() attribute is specified, it takes precedence over the style attribute. When no annotation attributes are specified, the default format applied is style-based with a style code of 'SS' (short date, short time).

Since:

3.0

Author:

Keith Donald, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

DateTimeFormat

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
DateTimeFormat.ISO	iso The ISO pattern to use to format the field.
java.lang.String	pattern The custom pattern to use to format the field.
java.lang.String	style The style pattern to use to format the field.

Element Detail

style

public abstract java.lang.String style

The style pattern to use to format the field.

Defaults to 'SS' for short date time. Set this attribute when you wish to format your field in accordance with a common style other than the default style.

Default:

"SS"

iso

public abstract DateTimeFormat.ISO iso

The ISO pattern to use to format the field.

The possible ISO patterns are defined in the DateTimeFormat.ISO enum.

Defaults to DateTimeFormat.ISO.NONE, indicating this attribute should be ignored. Set this attribute when you wish to format your field in accordance with an ISO format.

Default:

org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat.ISO.NONE

pattern

public abstract java.lang.String pattern

The custom pattern to use to format the field.

Defaults to empty String, indicating no custom pattern String has been specified. Set this attribute when you wish to format your field in accordance with a custom date time pattern not represented by a style or ISO format.

Note: This pattern follows the original SimpleDateFormat style, as also supported by Joda-Time, with strict parsing semantics towards overflows (e.g. rejecting a Feb 29 value for a non-leap-year). As a consequence, 'yy' characters indicate a year in the traditional style, not a "year-of-era" as in the DateTimeFormatter specification (i.e. 'yy' turns into 'uu' when going through that DateTimeFormatter with strict resolution mode).

Default:

""