PublishDateHandlebarsHelper (Terminalfour Handlebars Helpers (Version 8.4.0-FINAL))

java.lang.Object
- com.terminalfour.publish.handlebars.helper.BaseHelper
- - com.terminalfour.publish.handlebars.helper.content.PublishDateHandlebarsHelper

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.github.jknack.handlebars.Helper<Object>
```
@Component
public class PublishDateHandlebarsHelper
extends BaseHelper
```
The {{publishDate}} handlebars helper returns the publish date of the currently publishing content item.
If there is no currently publishing content item, this helper outputs a blank string.

Usage
```
{{dateFormat (publishDate) "dd MMMM, YYYY hh:mm Z"}}
```
The {{publishDate}} handlebars expression is a simple tag that returns the publish date of the currently publishing content item. In general, the returned Date should be formatted using the dateFormat core handlebars helper.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PublishDateHandlebarsHelper(IContentAPI contentApi)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PDDateTime`	`apply(Object context, com.github.jknack.handlebars.Options options)`	The `apply` method is the main entry point for handlebars.java helpers.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - PublishDateHandlebarsHelper
```
@Autowired
public PublishDateHandlebarsHelper(IContentAPI contentApi)
```
- Method Detail
  - apply
```
public PDDateTime apply(Object context,
                        com.github.jknack.handlebars.Options options)
```
    Description copied from class: BaseHelper
    
    The apply method is the main entry point for handlebars.java helpers.
    It is called internally by the handlebars.java engine when a matching handlebars.java expression is encountered.
    
    Specified by:
    
    apply in interface com.github.jknack.handlebars.Helper<Object>
    
    Specified by:
    
    apply in class BaseHelper
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - The currently executing context.
    
    options - The options.
    
    Returns:
    
    The generated output.