001    /**
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003     *
004     * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005     * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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016    package org.kuali.kfs.sys.businessobject.defaultvalue;
017    
018    import java.util.Calendar;
019    import java.util.Date;
020    
021    import org.apache.commons.lang.time.DateFormatUtils;
022    import org.apache.commons.lang.time.DateUtils;
023    import org.kuali.rice.core.api.datetime.DateTimeService;
024    import org.kuali.rice.core.impl.datetime.DateTimeServiceImpl;
025    import org.kuali.rice.krad.valuefinder.ValueFinder;
026    
027    public class CurrentDateMMDDYYYYFinder implements ValueFinder {
028    
029        public String getValue() {
030            // get the current date from the service
031            // Date date = SpringContext.getBean(DateTimeService.class).getCurrentDate();
032            DateTimeService dateTimeService = new DateTimeServiceImpl();
033            Date date = dateTimeService.getCurrentDate();
034    
035            // remove the time component
036            date = DateUtils.truncate(date, Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
037    
038            // format it as expected
039            return DateFormatUtils.format(date, "MM/dd/yyyy");
040        }
041    
042    }