Apple WebObjects 3.5 - Manual (Page 88)

Chapter 3 Creating a WebObjects Database Application
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The Movies application specifies default values for newly created Movie
objects using the display group,
movieDisplayGroup .
1. Open Main.java in Project Builder.
2. Add the following constructor:
public Main() {
super();
MutableHashtable defaultValues = new MutableHashtable();
defaultValues.put("title", "New Movie Title");
movieDisplayGroup.setInsertedObjectDefaultValues(defaultValues);
}
This method assigns the value “New Movie Title” as the default value for
a new movie’s
title attribute. When movieDisplayGroup inserts a new movie (as it
does when a user clicks the Insert button), it creates a new movie and
assigns this default value to that movie.
Setting a Date Format
To change the way that dates are displayed, you assign a date format to the
element that displays the dates.
1. Inspect the dateReleased text field, which is near the bottom of the Main
component window.
Notice that the text field has a dateformat attribute that is bound to the string
“%m/%d/%y”. This binding tells the text field that it’s displaying dates
and describes how to format them. The %m conversion specifier stands for
month as a decimal number, %d stands for day of the month, and %y
stands for year without century.
2. Change the dateformat value to the string (including the quotes) "%d %b %Y" .
This date format displays dates such as 3 Sep 1997. The %b conversion
specifier stands for abbreviated month name, and %Y stands for year with
century. You can create your own date formats with any of the conversion
specifiers defined for dates. For more information, see the CalendarDate
class specification in the Foundation Framework Reference.