Thymeleaf: Use #dates.format() function for format date with internatinalization.

Question

I am using Thymeleaf #dates.format() function for format date in view layer. I create one internatinalization properties file for pic the date format. i am using #dates.format(date, (#{app.dateformat})) function like this. but Thymeleaf throw an parse exception. Because thymeleaf now resolve the app.dateformat. How i use date format internationalization way in thymeleaf. Following is an exception:

org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelParseException: EL1043E:(pos 37): Unexpected token. Expected 'identifier' but was 'lcurly({)'

Answer 1

You should use this syntax instead :

${#dates.format(date, #messages.msg('app.dateformat'))}

#messages : utility methods for obtaining externalized messages inside variables expressions, in the same way as they would be obtained using #{...} syntax.

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