JSTL - formatting tags

JSTL formatting tags are used to format and output text, dates, times, numbers.

Reference: http://www.runoob.com/jsp/jsp-jstl.html

http://www.runoob.com/jsp/jstl-format-formatnumber-tag.html

 

The syntax for referencing the formatting tag library is as follows:

<%@ taglib prefix="fmt"
           uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt" %>

 

 

 

label description

<fmt:formatNumber>	Formats a number with the specified format or precision
<fmt:parseNumber>	Parse a string representing a number, currency or percentage
<fmt:formatDate>	Format date and time using the specified style or pattern
<fmt:parseDate>	Parse a string representing a date or time
<fmt:bundle>	bind resources
<fmt:setLocale>	designated area
<fmt:setBundle>	bind resources
<fmt:timeZone>	Specify time zone
<fmt: setTimeZone>	Specify time zone
<fmt:message>	Display resource profile information
<fmt:requestEncoding>	Set the character encoding of the request

 

eg:

<fmt:formatNumber type="number" pattern="0.00" value="${paralueSum - (paralueSum * 0.95) }" maxFractionDigits="2"/>