title: Is it possible to create a date value in Expression Language?
body: <p>Is it possible to create a date value in JSTL Expression Language (EL) without using scriptlets? Here is a snippet of some of the legacy code I'm trying to refactor to only use EL.</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;td&gt;&lt;%=new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm z").format(new java.util.Date())%&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  <p>Apparently it prints out the current date and time. I know I can format a date using EL, but can I get a date using EL?</p>