Spring MVC - WebDataBinder Examples

    @InitBinder("user")
    public void customizeBinding (WebDataBinder binder) {
        SimpleDateFormat dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
        dateFormatter.setLenient(false);
        binder.registerCustomEditor(Date.class, "dateOfBirth",
                                    new CustomDateEditor(dateFormatter, true));
    }