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Backing Bean Converting and Exposing the Minimum and Maximum Dates
package projsfhtml5;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import javax.faces.component.FacesComponent;
import javax.faces.component.UINamingContainer;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
@FacesComponent("inputDate")
public class InputDateComponent extends UINamingContainer {
private static final DateFormat HTML5_FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
private String minDate = "";
private String maxDate = "";
@Override
public void encodeBegin(FacesContext context) throws IOException {
// Extract the minimum date from the interface
java.util.Date attrsMin = (java.util.Date) getAttributes().get("min");
if (attrsMin != null) {
// Convert the date to an HTML5 date
minDate = HTML5_FORMAT.format(attrsMin);
}
// Extract the maximum date from the interface
java.util.Date attrsMax = (java.util.Date) getAttributes().get("max");
if (attrsMax != null) {
// Convert the date to an HTML5 date
maxDate = HTML5_FORMAT.format(attrsMax);
}
super.encodeBegin(context);
}
/**
* Gets the minimum date selectable in the date picker.
*
* @return Date formatted using the {@link inputDate#HTML5_FORMAT}
*/
public String getMinDate() {
return minDate;
}
/**
* Gets the maximum date selectable in the date picker.
*
* @return Date formatted using the {@link inputDate#HTML5_FORMAT}
*/
