ahh... I can format date value in any way in client side with DateTimeFormat but always have a textual representation of date. wich can not be compare with the Date i use in postgres... at least in my poor knowledge
On May 15, 9:28 am, Salvador Diaz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I need a Date variable (not a string) in the format 12/05/2009 for > > example. > > You're confusing things. A date is an object holding information about > an instant in time (typically this is represented internally as a > long), it has nothing to do with formats. Now, for a more thorough > explanation, go read the javadocs for the Date > object:http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Date.html > > > i only have a date variable like Tue May 12.... > > If you're using eclipse I'm guessing that you're talking about the > value that the "Variables" view in the "Debug" perspective shows for > your date. That's the result of the toString method of the Date > object, so it is only a specially formatted textual representation of > that object. You can format a Date object in almost any way you want > with a DateFormat instance in your server-side code (http:// > java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/text/DateFormat.html) or with a > DateTimeFormat in client-side GWT code (http://google-web- > toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/1.6/com/google/gwt/i18n/client/ > DateTimeFormat.html) > > Would you mind describing exactly what you're trying to accomplish ? > If it's doable in 2-3 lines of code somebody will eventually paste > that 2-3 lines of code and you'll have what you need. > > Hope that helps, > > Salvador > > On 15 mai, 14:11, sindroide <[email protected]> wrote: > > > thanks for your replay mike, what i need it's quite simple but i still > > couldn't do it. > > I need a Date variable (not a string) in the format 12/05/2009 for > > example. > > I thought that getting a format with DateTimeFormat as "dd/MM/yyyy" > > and making a new date variable with that format i would have some dd/ > > mm/yyyy but i don't.... i only have a date variable like Tue May > > 12.... > > > The only case that i have something like dd/mm/yyyy is a string wich > > it anusefull for me. > > > Could you please help me! > > > On May 15, 12:00 am, mdwarne <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi sindroide, > > > Are you trying to change a Text String date, into another Text String > > > date? > > > > I'm not sure if I understand your needs. > > > > But, look at the static "parse" method in the Date class: > > > > Date d = Date.parse("Tue, xxxxxx"); > > > > String newDate = DateTimeFormat.getFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").format(d); > > > > Mike. > > > > On May 12, 3:28 am, sindroide <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, I can not get in anyway a Date value like 2009/05/12 from text > > > > like 'Tue May 12 00:00:00 ART 2009' > > > > The only way I can not get illegalArgumentexception es like > > > > > Date f = new Date(); > > > > > // this print like i want but it's text > > > > System.out.println(DateTimeFormat.getFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").format > > > > (f)); > > > > > //this prints date but ... in words format > > > > System.out.println(DateTimeFormat.getFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").parse > > > > (DateTimeFormat.getFormat("dd.MM.yyyy").format(f))); > > > > > cuold you please help me. Thanks for advance! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
