<section xml:id="new-in-3.2-date-time-format-without-joda">

<title>Support for <interfacename>@DateTimeFormat</interfacename> without Joda Time</title>

<para>The <interfacename>@DateTimeFormat</interfacename> annotation can now be

used without needing a dependency on the Joda Time library. If Joda Time is not

present the JDK <classname>SimpleDateFormat</classname> will be used to parse and

print date patterns. When Joda time is present it will continue to be used in

preference to <classname>SimpleDateFormat</classname>.

</para>

</section>

<section xml:id="new-in-3.2-global-date-time-format">

<title>Global date &amp; time formatting</title>

<para>It is now possible to define global formats that will be used when parsing

and printing date and time types. See

<xref linkend="format-configuring-formatting-globaldatetimeformat"/> for details.

</para>

</section>