JSTL Formatting <fmt:formatDate> Tag

The <fmt:formatDate> tag is used for different formats of date and time using the supplied pattern and styles. It is used to format the time and date according to the customized formatting pattern.

The syntax used for including the <fmt:formatDate> tag is:

Let's see the simple example to understand the formatting <fmt:formatDate> tag:

<%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core"%>
<%@ taglib prefix="fmt" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt"%>
<html>
<head>
<title>fmt:formatDate</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Different Formats of the Date</h2>
<c:set var="Date" value="<%=new java.util.Date()%>" />
<p>
Formatted Time :
<fmt:formatDate type="time" value="${Date}" />
</p>
<p>
Formatted Date :
<fmt:formatDate type="date" value="${Date}" />
</p>
<p>
Formatted Date and Time :
<fmt:formatDate type="both" value="${Date}" />
</p>
<p>
Formatted Date and Time in short style :
<fmt:formatDate type="both" dateStyle="short" timeStyle="short"
value="${Date}" />
</p>
<p>
Formatted Date and Time in medium style :
<fmt:formatDate type="both" dateStyle="medium" timeStyle="medium"
value="${Date}" />
</p>
<p>
Formatted Date and Time in long style :
<fmt:formatDate type="both" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="long"
value="${Date}" />
</p>

</body>
</html>

Output: