I am using Play Framework 1.2.5, and trying to use DateTime from Joda Time instead of the usual java.util.Date. I am trying to implement a format method for use in my views.
The Play documentation says I can create my own custom java extensions for use in templates, but it doesn't seem to be working for me. I have followed the example in the docs to no avail.
My custom extension:
package ext;
import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import play.templates.JavaExtensions;
public class DateTimeExtensions extends JavaExtensions {
public static String format(DateTime datetime, String format) {
return datetime==null ? "" : datetime.toString(format);
}
}
My template code:
${subProject?.startDate?.format('yyyy-MM-dd')}
And the error I am receiving:
Exception raised was MissingMethodException : No signature of method: org.joda.time.DateTime.format() is applicable for argument types: (java.lang.String) values: [yyyy-MM-dd]
It looks like Play isn't detecting my custom extension as the documentation says it should. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make this work?