Visualforce Date formatting

Question

I need this date format in a visualforce page: "December 14, 2013". I can't seem to find the format options for visualforce. I read that it's the same as the java messageformat class options, but I cannot find a list for that either.

A little help would be much appreciated

Answer 1

This will print the date out in the format December 14, 2013. The documentation can be found here

<apex:outputText value="{0, date, MMMM d','  yyyy}">
    <apex:param value="{!contact.Birthdate}" /> 
</apex:outputText>

or if all you need is the current date printed out in that format then you can use this:

<apex:outputText value="{0, date, MMMM d','  yyyy}">
    <apex:param value="{!NOW()}" />
</apex:outputText>

Have a look at the JavaDocs for SimpleDateFormat for the various date formats. (Thanks to @PeterKnolle for the correct link)

Answer 2

<apex:outputText value="{0,date,MM'/'dd'/'yyyy}">
    <apex:param value="{!contact.Birthdate}" /> 
</apex:outputText>

link to full doc: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pages.meta/pages/pages_compref_outputText.htm

Answer 3

<apex:outputText value=" {0,date,EEE MMM d, yyyy}">
    <apex:param value="{!a.CreatedDate}"/>
</apex:outputText>

Output : Fri July 22, 2016

This will eliminate the time from date field