Unable to format the date in Handlebars.java using {{now}}

Question

I am trying to render the present date using Handlebars in Java. While using the {{now}} handlebar, I am able to print the date as "Dec 8, 2017":

<ul>
 {{#items}}
 {{name}}

     {{now}}

 {{/items}}
</ul>

But when I try to format the date by passing a parameter, I am getting a null value. Am I doing something wrong here? -

<ul>
 {{#items}}
 {{name}}

     {{now ["full"]}}

 {{/items}}
</ul>

Hey @MacStevins, this is a simple "Hello World" type experiment where I tried to render a HBS file using the data from a JSON file. More on Handlebars: https://github.com/jknack/handlebars.java — Vishnu Vardhan, Dec 08 '17 at 22:58
String helpers on page: https://github.com/jknack/handlebars.java/blob/master/handlebars/src/main/java/com/github/jknack/handlebars/helper/StringHelpers.java — Vishnu Vardhan, Dec 08 '17 at 23:01

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 08 '17 at 23:03

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I'm not sure what version of Handlebars, but you may need to specify the format in there?

{{now ["format"] [DateFormat.FULL]}}

Otherwise this would be a good place to look.

answered Dec 08 '17 at 23:03

Tristan

Hey @Tristan, adding the format did not help me as well - anything other than `{{now}}` returns a null value – Vishnu Vardhan Dec 08 '17 at 23:07
for the sake or of argument could you try something like **{{now format="yyyyMMddHHmmss"}}** – Tristan Dec 08 '17 at 23:17
Good! I'm not sure why the import of the **DateFormat.FULL** didn't work though. – Tristan Dec 08 '17 at 23:43

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