The date variable

The date variable is used to store date values, for example, the date that the date-picker widget is in the Web application stores. It is of the Java type Date (java.util.Date). In addition, while defining the default value of this variable, we are given the option to choose it from a date picker that displays the date and time in a grid fashion.

Figure 2.2: The date variable wizard

Also, the default value can be set to Now, which takes the date and time at execution. This feature is useful in most scenarios when we want to display the default date and time as the time when the end user comes across this variable.