This is an excerpt from index.jsp:

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<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
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Due: <fmt:formatDate value="${item.dueDate}" pattern="yyyyMMdd"/>
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And I'm getting

Due: 2006-03-12 15:33:35.074637

Why does it ignore my pattern? I tried to use dateStyle="short" and/or type="both", but the output doesn't change at all. It seems to ignore me completely.