Java's date/time functionality is NOT at all intuitive -- especially to the CF programmer. If you are new to Java, don't be daunted if you have problems with java dates.
Working with java date/time usually involves 1) instantiating a Calendar object that you use to store a date and to do calendar arithmetic (see http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/java/util/Calendar.html) and 2) using date format classes (I really like SimpleDateFormat http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html) for presentation. If you want to be good at java as well as CF, make the effort to learn about Calendar and Date objects without jumping right into using taglibs or pre-written functions. But if you're used to the ease of CF's dateFormat capabilities and you need dates to work quickly - functions or taglibs are the way to go. Has anyone recommended any in particular to address CFMX needs? Jevo \ >> lsParseDateTime.. it can no longer >> parse dates and times outside of a certain java format. > > while i really ought to know these LS things (they've never supported any > locales i work in so my knowledge is more theoritical than it should be), it > might be easier to reformat the datetime to what java likes before passing it > down the "hole" OR since java caused all your grief, might be some java > functions/taglibs lying about to do this: > > http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/doc/datetime-doc/index.html > > http://oss.software.ibm.com/icu4j/ > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
