CurrentDateMMDDYYYYFinder.java example

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package org.kuali.kfs.sys.businessobject.defaultvalue;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

import org.apache.commons.lang.time.DateFormatUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang.time.DateUtils;
import org.kuali.kfs.sys.context.SpringContext;
import org.kuali.rice.core.api.datetime.DateTimeService;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.valuefinder.ValueFinder;

public class CurrentDateMMDDYYYYFinder implements ValueFinder {

    public String getValue() {
        // get the current date from the service
        Date date = SpringContext.getBean(DateTimeService.class).getCurrentDate();

        // remove the time component
        date = DateUtils.truncate(date, Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);

        // format it as expected
        return DateFormatUtils.format(date, "MM/dd/yyyy");
    }

}