Question

How do I get the current time using only JSP? I have no control over the bean, but I want to use the current time ( specifically the hours in 24 hour format ) for a comparison.

I have a bean with a time

 ${Qlist.beginTime} <---- e.g. 1440 ( 14:40 )

and I would like to check if the current time is greater than that.

Something like this, except I need the current time :

  <c:set var="currentTimein24Format" value="1441"/>
  <c:if test="${Qlist.beginTime<currentTimein24Format}">
      Currently running!
  </c:if>

Answer 1

You should have to use <fmt:formatDate>.

<jsp:useBean id="date" class="java.util.Date"/>

<fmt:formatDate var="time"  
                value="${date}"
                pattern="HHmm"/>
<br/>${time}