Convert Timestamp to Date in Velocity

[Raphael Crivelli, módosítva 9 év-val korábban]

Hi

I created for my Web Contents an structure with an date field (ddm-date).
Now, when i create a new Web Content i get the date as an timestamp like this:1421276400000.

How can i convert this 13-digit Timestamp to a date like 15.01.2015 (dd.mm.yyyy)?

Thank you for your help.

Greets Raffi

[David H Nebinger, módosítva 9 év-val korábban]

Liferay injects DateTool into the velocity context.

http://help.hannonhill.com/discussions/velocity-formats/5332-formatting-dates-using-datetool

[Raphael Crivelli, módosítva 9 év-val korábban]

Hi David

Thank you for the hint.
I tried the following code in my Velocity ADT:

#set ( $date = "1421276400000" )
#set ( $dateFormat = $_DateTool.getDateFormat("MM-dd-yyyy", $_DateTool.getLocale(), $_DateTool.getTimeZone()) )
#set ( $date = $dateFormat.parse($date) )
#set( $display = $_DateTool.format('medium', $date) )

<span>$display</span>

But on my frontend the variable $display will be displayed.
Do you see an error in the code above?

Thank you.

[David H Nebinger, módosítva 9 év-val korábban]

You mean except that the timestamp you're providing as $date does not match the format you've requested for $dateFormat?

[James Falkner, módosítva 9 év-val korábban]

Raphael Crivelli:

Hi David

Thank you for the hint.
I tried the following code in my Velocity ADT:

#set ( $date = "1421276400000" )
#set ( $dateFormat = $_DateTool.getDateFormat("MM-dd-yyyy", $_DateTool.getLocale(), $_DateTool.getTimeZone()) )
#set ( $date = $dateFormat.parse($date) )
#set( $display = $_DateTool.format('medium', $date) )

<span>$display</span>

But on my frontend the variable $display will be displayed.
Do you see an error in the code above?

Thank you.

How about this (tested on 6.2):

#if (!$entries.isEmpty())
	#foreach ($entry in $entries)
		<p>$entry.title</p>
		<p>$dateUtil.getDate($entry.createDate, "MM-dd-yyyy", $locale)</p>
	#end
#end

[Raphael Crivelli, módosítva 9 év-val korábban]

Hi James

Thank you. That's it!

[James Falkner, módosítva 9 év-val korábban]

Cyber Katze:

1) On LR 6.2 there are no $_DateTool and other objects.
2) u have #set ( $date = "1421276400000" ) and this is STRING, u need convert this value to LONG type.

You can also use $getterUtil.getLong($someString)