Not able to configure properly for #DateTimeFormat Spring 3 - spring

Question

I am using jquery date picker for providing dates in the UI. and mentioned the dateFormat as
$( "#validFrmDt" ).datepicker({ dateFormat: "dd-mm-yy" });
for below required format: example: 30-09-2013
and in my spring mvc model class I want this format to be bind with my java.util.Date property and for that I have configured like below:
#DateTimeFormat(pattern = "dd-MM-yyyy")
private Date validFromDate;
But unfortunately I am getting the below exception:
SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet mvc-dispatcher threw exception
org.springframework.validation.BindException: org.springframework.validation.BeanPropertyBindingResult: 2 errors
Field error in object 'submitXXXForm' on field 'validFromDate': rejected value [30-09-2013]; codes [typeMismatch.submitXXXForm.validFromDate,typeMismatch.validFromDate,typeMismatch.java.util.Date,typeMismatch]; arguments [org.springframework.context.support.DefaultMessageSourceResolvable: codes [submitXXXForm.validFromDate,validFromDate]; arguments []; default message [validFromDate]]; default message [Failed to convert property value of type 'java.lang.String' to required type 'java.util.Date' for property 'validFromDate'; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot convert value of type [java.lang.String] to required type [java.util.Date] for property 'validFromDate': no matching editors or conversion strategy found]
Field error in object 'submitXXXForm' on field 'validToDate': rejected value [30-09-2013]; codes [typeMismatch.submitXXXForm.validToDate,typeMismatch.validToDate,typeMismatch.java.util.Date,typeMismatch]; arguments [org.springframework.context.support.DefaultMessageSourceResolvable: codes [submitXXXForm.validToDate,validToDate]; arguments []; default message [validToDate]]; default message [Failed to convert property value of type 'java.lang.String' to required type 'java.util.Date' for property 'validToDate'; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Cannot convert value of type [java.lang.String] to required type [java.util.Date] for property 'validToDate': no matching editors or conversion strategy found]
at org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodInvoker.doBind(HandlerMethodInvoker.java:818)
at org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodInvoker.resolveHandlerArguments(HandlerMethodInvoker.java:367)
at org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodInvoker.invokeHandlerMethod(HandlerMethodInvoker.java:171)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:436)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.handle(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:424)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:923)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:852)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:882)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:789)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:103)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:293)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:861)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:606)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:489)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Is my date format configuration is wrong. Please Help.

Answer 1

You need to have a custom converter to convert from String to java.util.Date .
In your application context you probably have something like this:
<bean id="customEditorsRegistrar" class="org.springframework.batch.support.DefaultPropertyEditorRegistrar">
<property name="customEditors" ref="customEditors" />
</bean>
If you do, you need to create and add a custom editor to the HashMap to have a converter from String to java.util.Date :
<bean id="customEditors" class="java.util.HashMap">
<constructor-arg>
<map>
<entry key="java.util.Date">
<bean class="org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.CustomDateEditor">
<constructor-arg>
<bean class="pt.xx.xxxx.xxxx.core.common.support.file.converter.UtilDateFormat" />
</constructor-arg>
<constructor-arg value="true" />
</bean>
</entry>
</map>
</constructor-arg>
</bean>