yes, I tried using JSTL and it didn't work. Maybe I am missing something not sure.
Thanks. >From: Ed Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: displaytag-user@lists.sourceforge.net >To: displaytag-user@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [displaytag-user] sort not working for Date >Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:26:40 +0100 > > > >Rick Herrick wrote: > > Ed Webb wrote: > > > >> fea jabi wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks for your responses. I appreciate that. > >>> > >>> I used the JSTL to format the date. Will it work using that? Do I have > >>> to > >>> use decorator itself? > >>> > >> Use the Decorator instead > >> > > > > I was actually going to suggest using JSTL for the date format. That >lets > > the sort work on the date object directly (instead of the text > > representation of the date), but doesn't require extra code. I have an > > adversion to using decorators. Also, the JSTL date format is easily > > localizable and easily changeable in a deployed app, whereas changes to > > code require redeployment or hot-patching of the app. > > > > Why would you recommend using the decorator instead? > > > From what I remember from the original post, using the JSTL did not >allow the dates to be sorted chronologically, they were being sorted >alphabetically. If the JSTL can be used to format the date and >DisplayTag can correctly sort the Date objects then that'd be the easier >option. I think that's already been tried and found to not work which is >why I suggested a Decorator. I suspect I encountered a similar problem >when I began working with DisplayTag but it was so long ago now that >I've forgotten. > >Ed! > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 _________________________________________________________________ Get FREE company branded e-mail accounts and business Web site from Microsoft Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/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
