display date / save date in Grails

Question

Is there any way to save / view date in our prefered format ? like dd/MM/yyyy instead of using simple date format everytime I save the date fields ?

for example: I would like to have

class User {
 Date birthDay ; 
}

the user will save the birthDay as '31/12/1988' for example and I would like to display it as that ... without format("dd/MM/yyyy") everytime I found the date (or converting string to date) for saving / updating)

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 10 '11 at 09:38

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You can use metaClass to display the date in wanted format.

Date.metaClass.toString = {
  -> format('dd/MM/yyyy')
}

answered Feb 10 '11 at 09:38

amra

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You set metaClass for a class. This means set it as soon as possible, e.g. in bootstrap.groovy. Another option is to set metaClass for needed instances, e.g. yourDate.metaClass.toString = {...} – amra Feb 11 '11 at 10:42

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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look also at the first answer on Grails Date unmarshalling

edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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answered Feb 10 '11 at 11:11

Stefan Armbruster

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 11 '11 at 12:20

If you're talking about date display, you'd better register an own PropertyEditor - with it, will use PropertyEditor's formatting.

If it's about saving to database, you'll need to set up a [custom Hibernate type mapping][2].

[2]: http://grails.org/doc/1.0.x/guide/5. Object Relational Mapping (GORM).html#5.5.2.10%20Custom%20Hibernate%20Types

display date / save date in Grails

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