Formatting Date in Visualforce - Complex version

Question

I have this code

<font face="Arial">Invoice Date: 
 <apex:repeat value="{!Opportunity.Invoices__r}" var="line2">
  {!line2.Invoice_Date__c}  
 </apex:repeat>
</font>

which outputs the date in the full Salesforce format for a potential string of invoice dates.

I cannot figure out how to modify this code using the outputText Apex code to make the date format more neat (e.g. "MMMM, DD YYYY").

Ideas? Thanks.

Answer 1

Take a look at the Date Formatting example in the apex:outputText documentation:

<apex:outputText value="{0,date,MMMM' 'dd', 'yyyy}">
  <apex:param value="{!line2.Invoice_Date__c}" />
</apex:outputText>

Note that the entire format string (the MMMM dd yyyy part) isn't quoted, but the text parts (commas, spaces) are. Also note that the link in the salesforce docs to the Java SimpleDataFormat documentation is out of date, current documentation is here.

Answer 2

try something like this:

<apex:outputText value="{0,date,dd'/'MM'/'yyyy}"  >
                <apex:param value="{!line2.Invoice_Date__c}" /> 
</apex:outputText>