How to specify custom validate error message in SimpleDateFormat using Spring MVC

java, simpledateformat, spring-mvc, spring-mvc-initbinders, validation

Solution

Try registering the following message in your message bundle:

typeMismatch.command.field=Date of birth must match "dd/MM/yyyy" pattern
or
typeMismatch.field = ...

replace command and field with appropriate command object

More details here: http://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/current/javadoc-api/org/springframework/validation/DefaultMessageCodesResolver.html

Problem

In my Smpring MVC application I'm validating dates using SimpleDateFormat as a custom editor in WebDataBinder. When entered date does not match required pattern I get raw error message in my form:errors tag like: ``` Failed to convert property value of type java.lang.String to required type java.util.Date for property hireDate; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Could not parse date: Unparseable date: "432345" ``` My problem is that I want to display on jsp page custom error message something like: "Date of birth must match "dd/MM/yyyy" pattern" Here is the code of my @InitBinder: ``` @InitBinder protected void initBinder(WebDataBinder binder) { SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy"); binder.registerCustomEditor(Date.class, new CustomDateEditor(dateFormat, false)); } ``` Thanks.

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