Don't know how to fix it but your problem is that it is treating the column as string data to sort not date. Thus 10 comes before 07, 06, 01, etc. If you change your format to yyyy-MM-dd then it will sort as expected.
Richard -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of fea jabi Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:56 AM To: displaytag-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [displaytag-user] sorting issue using servlet 2.3 and JTL 1.0. >From: "fea jabi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: displaytag-user@lists.sourceforge.net >To: displaytag-user@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: [displaytag-user] sorting issue >Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:13:19 -0400 > >Have an object Custs > >which is having attribute modDate of type Date. > >In prepare action. > >DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yy"); > >Custs cust1 = new Custs(); >cust1.setModDate=dateFormat.parse("7/1/05"); > >Custs cust2 = new Custs(); >cust2.setModDate(dateFormat.parse("10/10/05")); > >Custs cust3 = new Custs(); >cust3.setModDate(dateFormat.parse("6/10/04")); > >Custs cust4 = new Custs(); >cust4.setModDate(dateFormat.parse("1/10/05")); > >Custs cust5 = new Custs(); >cust5.setModDate(dateFormat.parse("10/10/05")); > >Custs cust6 = new Custs(); >cust6.setModDate(dateFormat.parse("07/1/05")); > >Custs cust7 = new Custs(); >cust7.setModDate(dateFormat.parse("10/10/05")); > >Custs cust8 = new Custs(); >cust8.setModDate(dateFormat.parse("6/10/04")); > >Custs cust9 = new Custs(); >cust9.setModDate(dateFormat.parse("1/10/05")); > >Custs cust10 = new Custs(); >cust10.setModDate(dateFormat.parse("10/10/05")); > >above are the date values >created a list with the above Custs obj and set that value to the form >attribute. > > >In jsp ><display:table name="sessionScope.Form.custs" id="custObj" >requestURI="PrepareAction.do" defaultsort="8" defaultorder="descending" >pagesize="6"> >.................... >.................. ><!-- Modified Date --> > <display:column sortable="true" titleKey="lbl.modifieddate"> > <c:if test="${custObj.modifiedDate != null}" > > <fmt:formatDate value="${custObj.modifiedDate}" >pattern="MM-dd-yyyy" var="lastModDate"/> > <c:out value="${lastModDate}"/> > </c:if> > </display:column> > ></display:table> > > >the sorted values got is >10-10-2005 >10-10-2005 >10-10-2005 >10-10-2005 >07-01-2005 >07-01-2005 >06-10-2004 >06-10-2004 >01-10-2005 >01-10-2005 > >not sure why the 2004 values are in the middle. Not sure why the sort isn't >working. Not sure what mistake I did. > >Also, what happens when the user deletes couple of rows and then restores >them back. I am adding them to the original list. does it get sorted too??? > >Thanks. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! >http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > >Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? >Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job >easier >Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo >http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >_______________________________________________ >displaytag-user mailing list >displaytag-user@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-user _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ displaytag-user mailing list displaytag-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-user
