Useful Spring MVC InitBinders

initBinder.java

@InitBinder
public void initBinder(WebDataBinder binder) {
	SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy", Locale.getDefault());
	dateFormat.setLenient(false);
	binder.registerCustomEditor(Date.class, new CustomDateEditor(dateFormat, true));
	// bind empty strings as null
	binder.registerCustomEditor(String.class, new StringTrimmerEditor(true));
}