Date2Tag.java

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package com.acme;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

import javax.servlet.jsp.JspContext;
import javax.servlet.jsp.JspException;
import javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.JspFragment;
import javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.SimpleTagSupport;

public class Date2Tag extends SimpleTagSupport
{
    String format;
    
    public void setFormat(String value) {
        this.format = value;
    }

    public void doTag() throws JspException, IOException {
        String formatted = 
            new SimpleDateFormat("long".equals(format)?"EEE 'the' d:MMM:yyyy":"d:MM:yy")
            .format(new Date());
        StringTokenizer tok = new StringTokenizer(formatted,":");
        JspContext context = getJspContext();
        context.setAttribute("day", tok.nextToken() );
        context.setAttribute("month", tok.nextToken() );
        context.setAttribute("year", tok.nextToken() );

        JspFragment fragment = getJspBody();
        fragment.invoke(null);
    }
}