Sample JSP Date Combo

This method produces required html code for date time combos. Date parameter is selected in case of equality.

    public static String printDateCombos(String name , java.util.Date date) {
    Calendar today = Calendar.getInstance(new Locale("en-US")) ;
    if (date == null)
    today.setTimeInMillis( System.currentTimeMillis() );
    else
    today.setTime( date ) ;
    int year = today.get( Calendar.YEAR );
    int month = today.get( Calendar.MONTH );
    int day = today.get( Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH );
    int hour = today.get( Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY );
    int min = today.get( Calendar.MINUTE );
    StringBuffer out = new StringBuffer();
    out.append("<select name=\"");
    out.append(name);
    out.append("_day\">");
    for (int i=1;i<32;i++) {
    out.append("<option");
    if (i==day) out.append(" selected ");
    out.append(">");
    if (i<10) out.append('0');
    out.append(i);
    out.append("</option>");
    }
    out.append("</select>");
    // month
    out.append("/<select name=\"");
    out.append(name);
    out.append("_month\">");
    for (int i=0;i<12;i++) {
    out.append("<option");
    if (i==month) out.append(" selected");
    out.append(" value=");
    out.append(i+1);
    out.append(">");
    out.append( MONTHS[i] );
    out.append("</option>");
    }
    out.append("</select>");
    // year
    out.append("/<select name=\"");
    out.append(name);
    out.append("_year\">");
    for (int i=0;i<10;i++) {
    out.append("<option");
    if (i==0) out.append(" selected");
    out.append(">");
    out.append(year+i);
    out.append("</option>");
    }
    out.append("</select>");
    // hour
    out.append("-<select name=\"");
    out.append(name);
    out.append("_hour\">");
    for (int i=0;i<24;i++) {
    out.append("<option");
    if (i==hour) out.append(" selected");
    out.append(">");
    if (i<10) out.append('0');
    out.append(i);
    out.append("</option>");
    }
    out.append("</select>:");
    // minute
    out.append("<select name=\"");
    out.append(name);
    out.append("_minute\">");
    for (int i=0;i<60;i++) {
    out.append("<option");
    if (i==min) out.append(" selected");
    out.append(">");
    if (i<10) out.append('0');
    out.append(i);
    out.append("</option>");
    }
    out.append("</select>");
    return out.toString() ;
    }

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