Format date in using DateTimeConverter

Question

I have a that has with CategoryHistory objects loaded in it. I only show the Date date

Answer 1

Unfortunately, the JSF converters only applies on the input value, not on the input label.

You'll need to solve this other ways. E.g. a getter which uses SimpleDateFormat to format the date. Or if your environment supports EL 2.2, simply invoke the converter method directly (you've it as managed bean already):

If you happen to use JSF utility library OmniFaces, then you can also use its of:formatDate() function. E.g.: