Format Mask in ADF UI hints

Format mask requires for data type like date.

C:\\JDeveloper\system12.1.2.0.40.66.68\o.BC4J\formatinfo.xml  file stores the formats of datatypes.

Sample formatter is here

<DOMAIN CLASS="java.sql.Timestamp">

      <FORMATTER name="Simple Date" class="oracle.jbo.format.DefaultDateFormatter">

         <FORMAT text="yyyy-MM-dd" />

         <FORMAT text="hh:mm:ss"  />

         <FORMAT text="yyyy-MM-dd G 'at' hh:mm:ss"  />

         <FORMAT text="EEE, MMM d, ''yy"  />

         <FORMAT text="dd-MM-yy" />

         <FORMAT text="dd-MMM-yyyy" />

         <FORMAT text="dd/MMM/yyyy" />

         <FORMAT text="MM/dd/yyyy" />

      </FORMATTER>

   </DOMAIN>

Custom formatters can be created by extending oracle.jbo.format.Formatter class.