PrimeFaces Calendar mindate / maxdate format error

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I'm trying to set mindate and maxdate in a Primefaces Calendar control. I get an error java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot format given Object as a Date

The code is very simple:

<p:calendar value="" pattern="MM/dd/yyyy" mindate="01/01/2012" maxdate="05/31/2012" mode="inline"/>

I assume the problem is the format used in the strings for the mindate and maxdate attributes, but I can't see what the problem would be, especially as I've explicitly defined the format in the pattern attribute.

Best Answer

Nothing wrong with the format or the mindate/maxdate.

The problem is actually the value="". I presume you're trying to display blank as the default. The <p:calendar/> component being a strictly-typed component will attempt to parse and convert " " to a java.util.Date object. Obviously that's going to cause it to choke.

You're better off binding the value attribute to an uninitialized Date field in your backing bean or setting a default value with the pageDate attribute, which is not as strongly-typed (takes an Object)

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I think the following should do it:

<p:calendar value="#{calTestBean.dateStr}" pattern="MM/dd/yyyy">
    <f:convertDateTime pattern="MM/dd/yyyy"/>
</p:calendar>

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try

<p:calendar value="#{articlePromo.startDate}"
    id="vendorStartDateInputTxt" pattern="dd/MM/yyyy" mode="popup" showOn="button">
</p:calendar>

where startDate is java.util.Date object

Also, if you want to format the Date Object you can use the SimpleDateFormat :

DateFormat df=new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
String s=df.format(startDate);

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