| dateformat | |||||||||||||
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| Description | The dateformattag either formats a datetime for 
output or parses one from an input. Theformatattribute specifies 
the format to use either to format for output or to parse from input. If theparseattribute is specified then that value is used as the parse
string to set the specified datetime. If theparseattribute is not
specified then the datetime is formatted to the page output. | ||||||||||||
| Tag Body | JSP | ||||||||||||
| Restrictions | The datetime to operate on is located as follows. If the nameattribute is specified then thatdatetimebean is used. Otherwise the
parentdatetimetag is used. | ||||||||||||
| Attributes | The tag has the following attributes: 
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| Properties | 
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| Example(s) | <%-- create now datetime and output hours/minutes --%> | ||||||||||||